Man charged with felony for pulling gun on Somali teens
Source: Associated Press
Updated 10:47 pm CST, Monday, December 3, 2018
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Prosecutors on Monday charged a Minneapolis area man with a felony for allegedly pulling a gun on a group of young Somalis inside a McDonald's last month.
The Hennepin County Attorney's charged Lloyd Edward Johnson, 55, of Eden Prairie with felony terroristic threats and carrying a pistol without a permit, a gross misdemeanor.
In a statement, County Attorney Mike Freeman said Johnson "did everything he could to provoke this incident." Freeman called Johnson's alleged actions "outrageous behavior" and said, "it is only through sheer luck that no one was injured."
One of the teens at the restaurant told reporters Monday that he and others feared for their lives, Minnesota Public Radio News reported .
Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/us/article/Man-charged-with-felony-for-pulling-gun-on-Somali-13440677.php
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