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Lethbridge man charged after allegedly pointing firearm at loss prevention officers

A Lethbridge man is being accused of uttering threats and pointing a firearm outside the southside Walmart over the weekend.

Police were called to the store around noon on Sunday after a physical altercation between the man and two loss prevention officers.

The struggle escalated with the suspect pulling a handgun and pointing it at them.

Two days before, the same man had gotten into a verbal dispute regarding a return and threatened to come back and cause harm.

Police located the suspect a short time later and seized a back pack containing BB gun pellets and CO2 canisters but no firearm, real or fake, was found.

34 year old Jordan James Sargeant has been charged with uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm, causing a disturbance, assault, and two counts of pointing a firearm.

He’s due in court July 30.

Tina Karst
Tina Karst
A Lethbridge College alumnus, Tina moved back to the community two years after convocation, in September 2007, to become a member of the CJOC News Team. She started as a weekend reporter/anchor and now serves as Associate News Director. When Tina's not tracking down local news, she's either busy at home with Jordan and their two kids or creating custom macrame pieces for a growing list of clients.
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