U.S. 281, in Burnet. Deputies determined shots were fired from a member of the church's "volunteer safety team." According to the statement, the church member told the deputies on the scene he confronted two "suspicious" males outside the church,

Tarver is charged with misdemeanor false report to induce an emergency response, felony tampering or fabricating physical evidence and felony deadly conduct. He remains in the Burnet County Jail and has not had a bond set.

A reported threat that led to a shooting incident at a Burnet County church is now being called a "false story."Monday afternoon, the Burnet County Sheriff said 45-year-old Jacob Wayne Tarver was arrested and charged with making a false report to induce an emergency response.

According to the Burnet County Sheriff’s Office, a member of the church’s volunteer security team fired multiple rounds during the incident.

Jacob Wayne Tarver, 45, of Burnet County was taken into custody Monday by the sheriff's office after an investigation determined that Tarver had called 911 at 10:33 a.m. during a

"We weren't aware any more than they were aware at the time that this story was not true," said Kyle Byrd, Church at the Epicenter Senior Leader.

A man was arrested for reporting a fabricated story to law enforcement after he fired shots near a Burnet County church on Sunday.

Read more A 45-year-old man was arrested after making a false report surrounding a Sunday incident at a church in Burnet, Burnet County Sheriff Calvin Boyd said during a media briefing on Monday.