Ocala man arrested after threatening someone with fireworks and a BB gun
In his statement to deputies, Barnes told the victim “to walk away before he beat them to death.”
Published: May. 24, 2023 at 1:49 AM EDT
OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - A man from Ocala was arrested after deputies say he threatened someone with fireworks and a BB gun.
Marion County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Albert Barnes, 52, on Monday.
Deputies say that during an argument with the victim, Barnes shot a BB gun in the air and then lit a firework that exploded.
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In his statement to deputies, Barnes told the victim “to walk away before he beat them to death.”
Barnes has been charged with aggravated assault.
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