Crime & Safety
Loiterer Threatens To Shoot Market District Manager: Solon Police
The man had been harassing shoppers, prompting management to ask him to leave. The man did not take kindly to the suggestion.
SOLON, OH — A man loitering outside Market District reportedly threatened to shoot the manager of the grocery store, police said. The man was eventually arrested in Shaker Heights and taken to Solon Jail.
Market District asked Solon Police to intervene when a man outside the store started harassing shopper at about 5 p.m. on July 24. While waiting for police, management asked the man to leave, so the man threatened to shoot the manager and other people.
The man took off before police could arrest him, but he was identified as a 36-year-old Clevelander. An arrest warrant was issued for the man, charging him with aggravated menacing.
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On Monday, the man was found and arrested by Shaker Heights Police. The 36-year-old was then taken to Solon Jail.
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