Manitowoc police arrest man after he brandishes gun during fight in YMCA parking lot
MANITOWOC – A 49-year-old man was arrested Tuesday at Manitowoc-Two Rivers YMCA after police say he brandished a loaded gun during a fight in the parking lot.
According to the arrest record, the man and a companion got into a "shoving fight" with two other people in the YMCA's parking lot, most of which was recorded with security cameras.
The Manitowoc Police Department was called by at least two bystanders, one of whom told police they heard several men in the parking lot say "drop the pistol," according to the arrest record.
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The arrest record states security footage showed the man in the parking lot having an altercation with another man, with several people watching. After a period of yelling and some physical interactions, like pointing in each other's faces, slapping hands away and pushing on each other's chests, the 49-year-old man reached down to his hip where he had concealed a handgun. A bystander then approached and tried to get the two men to separate, after which the 49-year-old man put his gun back into his waistband and walked away from the fight and to his car.
After the initial round of searching the participants and interviewing them, police searched the man's vehicle for the gun, which they found in the glove compartment. They also confirmed the man had a Concealed Carry Weapon License on file, according to the arrest record.
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The man was arrested and police are recommending charges of first-degree recklessly endangering safety and disorderly conduct.
Charges have not yet been filed in the Manitowoc County Circuit Court. The Herald Times Reporter does not name suspects until they have been charged.
Alisa M. Schafer is a reporter for the Herald Times Reporter in Manitowoc. She can be reached by email at aschafer@gannett.com.
This article originally appeared on Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter: Man had gun in Manitowoc-Two Rivers YMCA parking lot fight, arrested
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