U.S. District Judge Eli Richardson ruled on July 29 that alleged cyberstalker McKenzie McClure, the transgender person who wrote publicly about Governor Bill Lee and left an unsettling voicemail before visiting the campus of the Christ Presbyterian Academy (CPA) elementary school in Nashville, will be allowed greater freedom at the East Tennessee psychiatric treatment center where she remains.
A student of CPA from 1999 until 2003, McClure was arrested in May on charges of cyberstalking after she wrote posts claiming Lee would not take action to undermine pro-Palestine protests because the governor “knows if he makes one wrong move it’s Joever for him and my 4th grade teacher… i.e., his WIFE.”
McClure was previously in federal custody from May until her temporary June 3 release to the Pasadena Villa psychological treatment center in Sevierville, Tennessee.
Court documents obtained by The Tennessee Star on Thursday reveal that McClure, who was born a biological female but now McClure identifies as a transgender man, has fully “participated in all aspects of the Pasadena Villa Residential Treatment Program,” has not violated any of the institution’s rules, and “has been entirely compliant with medication management.”
Two professionals from Pasadena Villa testified that McClure should be transitioned from the Residential Treatment Program to the center’s Partial Hospital Treatment Program. Richardson noted prosecutors did not raise objections to the request.
The order will also remove certain conditions from McClure’s release to Pasadena Villa; specifically, she will no longer be subjected to facility staff visits in 15-minute intervals.
McClure will now be housed with a roommate in Pasadena Villa’s Partial Hospital Treatment Program and will only need to “check in in person with Pasadena Staff three times per day,” with check-in periods scheduled each morning, afternoon, and night.
The alleged cyberstalker will continue to be barred from accessing electronic devices and vehicles. Also, McClure will not be allowed to leave the facility “except on approved outings that are part of” Pasadena Villa’s treatment program. If she is allowed on any such excursion, she will require supervision from Pasadena Villa staff.
The Star previously reported that a professional with Pasadena Villa told U.S. Magistrate Judge Allistair Newbern that staff would not use force to prevent McClure from leaving the psychiatric center’s campus but would notify police should the alleged cyberstalker leave in violation of a court order.
Richardson’s order does not indicate when McClure’s commitment to Pasadena Villa will conclude so the case against her may begin.
Publicly available information about McClure raises troubling parallels with Covenant School killer Audrey Elizabeth Hale, who claimed the lives of three 9-year-old students and three staff members on March 27, 2023.
As The Star reported earlier this year, both McClure and Hale were biological women who identified as transgender, attended Nashville elementary schools affiliated with the Presbyterian Churches in America (PCA), failed to thrive as adults, and made statements in support of left-wing or progressive political ideologies.
Since obtaining a portion of police documents and about 80 pages of Hale’s writings left in her vehicle, The Star has published more than 100 articles that include the killer’s own words or provide new details about the Covenant investigation.
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Tom Pappert is the lead reporter for The Tennessee Star, and also reports for The Pennsylvania Daily Star and The Arizona Sun Times. Follow Tom on X/Twitter. Email tips to [email protected].
Photo “McKenzie McClure” by McKenzie McClure.
