A transgender alleged cyberstalker who caused a Nashville Christian school to close for a day in March after sending a disconcerting message was previously charged with domestic assault, according to court records.
McKenzie McClure, also known as Kalvin McClure, was charged twice with domestic assault, according to Williamson County public court records. The records list each charge’s “violation date” as August 21, 2022.
David Stephens and Michele Stephens—McClure’s parents—and a Franklin Police Department officer were witnesses in the case, according to the court records. McClure was McKenzie Stephens before marrying in 2017, The Tennessee Star previously reported.
After two hearings in 2022, McClure’s domestic assault charges were dismissed on August 16, 2023, according to court records.
McClure (pictured above) apparently posted about the charges to her X account not long before she was arrested on April 29, 2024, for alleged cyberstalking.
If they come for you, who will stand for you? If they’ve come for me, who will save you? pic.twitter.com/b0OnMiA8vd
— 009 (@KaiNumberNine) April 12, 2024
McClure posted four pictures, two of which appeared to feature a bracelet around her wrist. The bracelet showed an apparent picture of McClure. The other two pictures appear to be screenshots of text messages between her and another individual.
“Just got out,” one of McClure’s texts reads, followed by two pictures of a bracelet around her wrist.
“They physically abused me again and I fought back,” McClure said in a following text when asked what happened. “But I was the one arrested.”
“But I have a lawyer now,” she said in a follow-up message.
“Did they call the cops on you??” the other individual replied.
Williamson County court records also indicate that McClure was charged with driving while her license was suspended on April 1 and paid a speeding ticket in 2022.
On March 24, McClure left a voicemail of a “threatening nature” for Christ Presbyterian Academy (CPA), where she went to school from 1999 to 2004, according to the criminal complaint against her, The Star previously reported. The following day, CPA and Currey Ingram Academy in Brentwood closed due to safety concerns.
McClure left her voicemail for CPA only days before the first anniversary of the Covenant School shooting. On March 27, 2023, Audrey Hale, a transgender-identifying former student of the Covenant School in Nashville, entered the building and killed six people.
Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) told The Star it then identified McClure, whom it described as an “out of county individual,” but did not interview or arrest her. MNPD reportedly determined McClure’s voicemail did not constitute a threat.
Federal agents arrested McClure for cyberstalking on April 29, and she remains in federal custody.
As probable cause for McClure’s arrest, the criminal complaint against her cites the voicemail she left for CPA and troubling social media activity, including a public threat to Governor Bill Lee and his wife, Maria Lee. McClure posted her threat the same day Bill Lee visited CPA’s campus, according to the criminal complaint.
She is scheduled for a court hearing on June 3, according to court records.
Williamson County court records indicate that McKenzie McClure was represented by attorney Shanone Emmack in the 2022 domestic assault cases.
Federal court records indicate that McKenzie McClure is currently represented by federal public defender Jessica Dragonetti in the pending federal case alleging violation of cyberstalking statute.
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Matthew Giffin is a reporter at The Tennessee Star and The Star News Network. Follow Matthew on X/Twitter.
Photo “McKenzie McClure” by McKenzie McClure.Â
