SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) - Deputies arrested a man who allegedly flashed a badge, pointed a gun and pulled the trigger on a group of people during a fight at a South Carolina apartment complex, according to a sheriff’s office report.
David Wayne Coburn, 57, is accused of first pulling out a badge and telling the group to disperse Monday evening, according to the Spartanburg County report.
Witnesses said they told Coburn to leave because the fight didn’t involve him and they knew he wasn’t an officer. Coburn left but later returned with a gun, the report stated. A witness said Coburn pulled the trigger but nothing came out because there wasn’t a magazine in the gun.
The deputy arrived and had Coburn drop the weapon. He was then taken into custody. Jail records show he was charged with impersonating an officer and other charges, and released Tuesday.
It’s unclear whether Coburn had an attorney who could speak for him.
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