ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. — A man is in custody after threatening Walmart employees with a BB gun in Elizabeth City.
It happened at the Walmart on Tanglewood Parkway just before 4:30 p.m. Thursday.
Police received a call that a man was walking through the store with a rifle, making threats to employees and bystanders.
Once authorities got to the scene, they removed the firearm, which ended up being a BB gun, and arrested 65-year-old Kenneth Johnson.
Johnson was charged with going armed to the terror of the public. He is currently being held on a $500 secure bond.
