NASHVILLE — (CNN) Police reports reveal new details about the man behind a move theater attack in Antioch.
Vincente Montano, 29, battled mental illness for more than a decade and had a history of suicidal and homicidal thoughts, according to Murfreesboro Police reports.
Records indicate Montano was born in Illinois, then moved to Murfreesboro with his mother after she purchased a house on Briar Bend Drive.
Officers visited the home several times while Montano lived there.
In 2004, Montano’s mother, Denise Pruett, called police because he had been “hearing voices, telling him to do things.”
She told officers Montano had been “very destructive” by breaking things in the house, including a coffee table and jewelry box.
Officers transported Montano to the hospital for a mental evaluation.
Seven months later, Montano’s mother called police again and said she could no longer deal with her son’s mental issues.
Pruett accused Montano of trying to flood their house after she threw water at him, according to the police report.
“Mr. Montano stated that his mother controls him and will not let him keep his medication prescribed to him,” the report read.
“His mother stated that she fears that her son will not responsibly take his medication.”
Police tried to get Montano to leave, and an officer reported Montano flailing his arms wildly toward him.
Montano was charged with simple assault and resisting arrest.
Police brought Montano to the Rutherford County jail, where he listed “bricklayer” as his occupation, according to booking forms.
Later that year, a Rutherford County judge, ordered a mental health evaluation for Montano.
He eventually dismissed the charges on the condition Montano continue to take his medications and “comply with his doctor’s recommendations,” according to court documents.
Channel 4 requested a copy of the mental evaluation. Court clerks said they needed permission from the county attorney to release the records.
Calls to the county attorney were not returned by deadline on Thursday.
In August 2005, police visited the home again to investigate a domestic disturbance.
Montano told officers he had gotten into a verbal fight with his mother.
The argument reportedly stemmed from the fact that Pruett had told Montano’s grandmother he had “mental problems.”
Montano’s last involvement with Murfreesboro PD was Sunday when police received a missing persons report from Pruett, who reportedly lives in Florida now.
She said she hadn’t seen Montano since 2013 and he was a “paranoid schizophrenic” who had trouble taking care of himself.
Pruett also said in May she was contacted by Texas Rangers, who said she needed to file a missing persons report. It’s unclear why.
Montano was last seen at the Nashville Rescue Mission before the attack.
An employee at the mission told Channel 4 that Montano checked in two days ago, but never stayed overnight.
The employee said he wasn’t even sure if Montano ever had any food at the mission.
During a news conference on Wednesday, Metro police said Montano had been committed twice in 2004 and twice in 2007.
In 2004, Pruett told officers Montano’s mental state had gotten so bad, she wanted to file for custody, according to a police report.
On Thursday, Rutherford County officials confirmed that never happened.
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