Armed man tells police he ‘heard voices’ before entering Las Vegas police parking lot

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – A man found by police armed with a knife and a tactical vest in the parking lot of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department headquarters initially told police he heard a voice telling him he needed to come to the police station, according to a police report obtained by 8 News Now.

Christopher Egenlauf, 32, was arrested June 28 and faces several charges, including attempted assault with a deadly weapon, tampering with a vehicle resulting in damage exceeding $5,000, trespassing and possession of a weapon by an unauthorized person, police said.

Shortly before 10 a.m. on June 28, Egenlauf was described by passing officers at the station as wearing a “jungle camouflage bulletproof vest” with patches and magazine holsters as he walked past “No Trespassing” signs, according to a police report.

When officers asked Egenlauf why he tried to break into the police car, he said a “voice in his head told him he had to come to the police station.” He also told police his parents were dead and he had to go to Idaho, the report said.

Police later found his family, all unharmed. While speaking with Egenlauf, officers noticed a large black military knife and a military ID in the center of his license plate holder. The military ID was later determined to be fictional and based on a movie/video game franchise, police said.

Egenlauf was taken into police custody at police headquarters and spoke freely to detectives about his actions while in custody, the report says.

Egenlauf told police that he had been prescribed medication in recent years and had become addicted to narcotics. When he ran out of medication, he began taking methamphetamines. After using meth for a long time, he began hearing voices around April. On June 26, he told police that he had stopped using meth, the report said.

Egenlauf also told police he heard two types of voices, one of which he called the “guiding voice” and the other the “anomalies,” which were of a threatening nature, according to the police report.

He also told police that he had nine different firearms at home, which was also confirmed by his aunt, who lived near Egenlauf, according to the report.

Egenlauf was later asked by police to give them an overview of his day before he was found at Las Vegas Metro Police headquarters.

He told police that he was living with his aunt and saw a police cruiser outside a house near his home when he heard the strange voice say, “Come on – he’s a pedophile,” the report said.

He then told police that while his aunt was running errands, he received a phone call with a “red exclamation point” indicating it was a threat, the report said. He then said he decided not to answer the phone, but heard the unusual voice telling him to answer the call. He told police he heard the voice say, “Karma is off——, I’m going to kill all these motherfuckers.”

Egenlaug told police he then became paranoid, describing the situation as one where he felt his life was in danger. According to the report, he then armed himself with his tactical vest and a knife, a Beretta and handguns. He later walked to his vehicle when he heard another voice telling him to drive to Idaho. As he left his house, he noticed a black SUV and thought it was the FBI chasing him. At that point, he told police he had been driving erratically, running red lights and trying to drive to Idaho, the report said.

Police asked him why he had to go to Idaho, and he told them about an incident that had occurred there a few years ago with a truck driver. While driving through Las Vegas, Egenlaug told police that voices kept telling him to follow different cars, the report said.

Egenlaug eventually entered the back door of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department headquarters and told police he believed the police car was part of a plan to take him to Idaho and attempted to open the police car door, according to the report. Egenlaug was then arrested by officers.

Police later found nine firearms in Egenlaug’s house, among other items, all of which were seized and confiscated.

His next court date is scheduled for July 16, according to court records.