ok, paranoia is way too far now.

He was taken into custody even after they admitted he was *not* armed.  He was
sitting in a truck talking on a phone.    They say in the article that no crime
was committed.  Yet they arrested him anyway?
 
Watch out folks, those phones are deadly weapons….
 
 
 
http://www.kirksvilledailyexpress.com/features/x1791707599/Report-of-armed-man-l
eads-to-lockdown-at-Wal-Mart
 
A report of an armed man acting erratically in the Wal-Mart parking lot
Wednesday led to the store being temporarily locked down before Kirksville
Police responded to and defused the situation with no injuries.

According to Kirksville Police Chief Jim Hughes, a passerby stopped a Kirksville
Police officer and said they had seen an individual acting erratically in a
truck in the Wal-Mart parking lot shortly before 2:30 p.m. The passerby believed
the individual had a gun to his head.

"We don't take these things lightly," Hughes said, "especially nowadays."

KPD responded to control the scene and ordered a lockdown of the store both to
keep shoppers in and prevent the individual from entering the store.

After identifying the vehicle and person in question, Hughes said a decision was
made on the scene for police to attempt contact. They were able to communicate
with him and he voluntarily exited the vehicle. No weapon was found and the
individual was taken into custody without incident less than 20 minutes after
police arrived on scene.

The individual was talking on a cell phone at the time of the incident. It's
likely that is the object the passerby identified as a gun.

Hughes said no crime was committed and no additional information, including the
person's name, would be released.

Wal-Mart security offered full cooperation, Hughes said. The Adair County
Sheriff's Office also responded and offered assistance, but Hughes said the
incident was resolved prior to their active involvement.

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