Police: Man Threatens to Use Gun on Riverhead Kmart Security Guard After Theft

A Medford man was arrested after stealing from the Riverhead Kmart and then threatening to use a gun on a security guard who confronted him, according to Riverhead Town Police.

Gage T. Johnson, 22, is charged with third degree criminal possession of a weapon, unlawful possession of marijuana and petty larceny.

According to police, officers responded Saturday to a report of a man and a woman observed shoplifting at the Kmart located at 605 Old Country Road.

When Kmart loss prevention personnel approached the man, identified as Johnson, police say Johnson threatened to use a gun and then fled the scene in a vehicle.

Using a description of the vehicle and suspects provided by a Kmart employee, police were able to locate the vehicle in the parking lot of the Target store at 1150 Old Country Road, police said.

Johnson was placed in custody and officers found a loaded 9-mm handgun in the car, police said.

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