Man arrested for waving fake gun at cops in Bakersfield
Sheriff's believe man was under the influence
Posted: 12/28/2012
Last Updated:
144 days ago
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - One man was arrested after waving a fake gun at officers Friday morning.
At about 2:30 a.m., Kern County Sheriff's got a call about two men holding rifles near Eucalyptus and Fairfax.
When officers arrived, one of the men started jumping up and down yelling at them to shoot him.
A while later, he dropped the gun but then ran into his garage and grabbed another one.
After a short stand-off, the man surrendered and officers were able to determine the gun was plastic and mimicked a military style rifle.
The man, who has not been identified, was arrested and sheriff's said they believe he was under the influence.
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