A friend of the man accused of fabricating a story about armed suspects after firing shots near a Burnet County church is speaking out.

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.

The Burnet County Sheriff’s Office says on Oct. 6, at around 10:30 a.m., deputies were sent to the Church at the Epicenter in reference to a welfare check after an unknown 911 call.

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

The Burnet County Sheriff's Office responded to the Epicenter Church Sunday at around 10:30 a.m. after receiving reports of armed suspects outside the church. Sheriff Calvin boyd provides further details into the investigation and asks for help locating the suspects.

Texas man Jacob Wayne Tarver was arrested and charged with two felonies for reporting a false shooting threat at the Church at the Epicenter in Burnet.