Burlington, IA- The Burlington Police Department has announced the arrest of a man for threatening people with a gun.
According to a news release, just before Noon on Monday, June 26th, Burlington police officers were dispatched to the 500 block of South Gunnison Street following a complaint of a man threatening people with a handgun.
The complainant told officers the male suspect began cursing and yelling at the complainant’s grandmother, then pointed a handgun at a group of people while saying, “I’ll shoot everyone out here,” before getting into a vehicle and leaving the area.
While officers were still in the area, the suspect vehicle returned to the area but turned around to leave when the driver saw the police in the area. A few minutes later, the complainant told officers the suspect was running in the alley behind her residence. Officers observed the suspect, dressed in dark clothing and wearing a facemask, stop and bend down as if he was placing something on the ground.
The suspect began running again and was apprehended near the intersection of Gunnison and Spray Streets.
The suspect was identified as 18-year-old Jakai Royshaun Johnson of Burlington. Officers returned to the area where Johnson was seen bending down and they located a black 9mm pistol with a laser sight attached to it.
Johnson was arrested and charged with 1st Degree Harassment, Interference with Official Acts, Aggravated Assault, and Persons Ineligible to Carry Firearms.
