ATLANTA — The Atlanta Police Department says officers arrested a man on Valentine’s Day after he allegedly made threats and retrieved a gun outside a nightclub.
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According to police, officers were working an approved off-duty assignment around 2:37 a.m. at a club located at 330 Edgewood Ave SE when they noticed a fight inside the club. APD said officers walked into the business to help de-escalate the situation as security staff escorted the accused, identified as Andre Anthony, outside.
Once outside, Anthony told officers he had been jumped inside the club. Police say his brother tried to calm him down and encourage him to leave, but Anthony refused and continued making threatening statements, including saying he was going to ‘shoot people up.’ Officers said he appeared visibly intoxicated.
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Authorities say Anthony then walked to his vehicle in the parking lot, opened the trunk, and retrieved a gun.
Officers immediately confronted him and gave loud verbal commands to drop the weapon. Police say Anthony complied and placed the gun on the hood of his car.
Anthony was arrested and charged with terroristic threats. He was booked into the Fulton County Jail.
Police say the incident remains under investigation.
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