Attempted murder suspect talks Timothy McVeigh in body cam footage

In body camera footage captured the night of his arrest May 20, the Louisville man police say traveled to Oldham County with intent to kill family members tells officers that "you can't really stop someone from committing acts of violence" while referencing the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing carried out by Timothy McVeigh.

Louisville resident Kenneth Gregory is charged with four counts of attempted murder after police say he threatened to kill several family members before driving to Oldham County with a car filled with 400 rounds of ammunition, a loaded rifle, a loaded pistol and body armor.

After a two-hour preliminary hearing Thursday, District Judge Daniel Fendley found probable cause on the charges and referred the case to a grand jury.

During that Thursday pre-trial conference, Officer Alex Sattich of the Oldham County Police Department (OCPD) testified that on May 20, Gregory left a threatening voice mail on a family member's phone, in which he threatened to kill his entire family.

OCPD, in collaboration with Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD), intercepted Gregory May 20 less than a quarter mile away from that residence.

Body camera footage from that night depicts Gregory speaking with officers while detained roadside.

The video begins with Gregory saying he's "very confused" about the officers’ "opinions about the mental health crisis."

"You can't really stop someone from committing an act of violence for saying [unintelligible]," Gregory said, before proceeding to reference the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing carried out by American domestic terrorist Timothy McVeigh, which killed 168 people and injured 680. "If you were to take my weapons, I could always take a U-Haul and load it with explosives like Timothy McVeigh…It is the will to do harm against your own people that is the problem."

LPMD received the initial call evening of Saturday, May 20 for service at 808 Moser Rd. in Louisville. The caller told police that Gregory made threats to harm himself and others. LMPD officers arrived to the scene and took a report, but Gregory left prior to their arrival, according to the police report. Gregory, however, began Face-Timing his father while LMPD was still on scene, wearing ballistic body armor and loading magazines in the video, police say.

Police say that's when Gregory sent threatening text messages while confirming victims’ addresses in Oldham County. One text message read, "watch my location old man…I’m on my way," along with a voicemail saying, "I’m going to kill you. I’m going to kill your wife. I’m going to kill your whole [expletive] family. I [expletive] hate you, and I’m on way to do so," court documents show.

Emergency cellular pings indicated Gregory left Louisville and was en route to the victims’ address in Oldham County.

A ping just shy of 11 p.m. showed Gregory near the victims’ residence in Oldham. That's when OCPD officers successfully located Gregory driving near that residence.

OCPD, who determined Gregory also had a Mental Inquest Warrant, conducted a traffic stop, where they discovered a hip-holstered 9 millimeter pistol with two extra magazines, two loaded AK-47 magazines on his hip and an additional loaded AK-47 in the passenger seat with an additional rifle magazine, according to the police report.

Officers also discovered body armor in the trunk of the vehicle in additional to an empty rifle case containing six loaded rifle magazines.

"During the investigation, it was discovered that Mr. Gregory was on his way to murder his stepsister and her family," the report reads.

Gregory's vehicle, firearms and other evidence were taken to OCPD. He remains housed in the Oldham County Detention Center.