BG police arrest man for scaremongering after he allegedly threatened to shoot people at bar – BG Independent News

Bowling Green police arrested a man on Thursday (10/17) after he allegedly threatened to shoot people at a downtown bar and then kill himself.

Reese Brown, 19, of Bryan, was charged with inducing panic, drug abuse, underage possession of alcohol, open container and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was taken to the Wood County Jail.

Around 11:20 p.m., police received a call from a person who said Brown had just called him and discussed his alleged plan to shoot people at a bar in the 100 block of North Main Street. When police arrived, they found Brown in his pickup truck in the parking lot behind the bar.

Brown reportedly admitted to threatening to “go to the bar and go crazy, shoot people and kill myself so I wouldn’t get in trouble.” But Brown told people he was distraught about a relationship and did not intend to carry out the threat.

Police reportedly found a pocket knife on Brown and a crossbow and arrows in his truck, but no weapon. They also reported finding drugs, drug paraphernalia and alcohol.

Posted by: Jan Larson McLaughlin on October 21, 2024.