July 24, 2011 Unruly bar patron pulls gun on bouncer www.privateofficer.com
Bethlehem PA July 24 2011 An Allentown man who was tossed out of Roosevelt’s 21 in Bethlehem on Thursday night came back and pointed a loaded gun at the bouncer, police said.
Anthony Otero, 22, of the 200 block of Nelson Street, was tossed out by Gregory Tillman after assaulting a woman in the bar, according to police.
Otero came back to the bar in the first block of East Elizabeth Avenue about 1 o’clock this morning and when Tillman moved to toss Otero out again, Otero pulled out a gun, police said.
Tillman told police that Otero pointed the gun at him and threatened to shoot, police said. A police officer arrived, Otero ran, and the officer chased him down side streets and through backyards before stopping him in the 400 block of Main Street.
The gun, a Smith and Wesson .38-caliber semi-automatic handgun, was recovered in a yard where Otero ditched it during the chase, police said.
According to court papers Otero is a convicted felon and is not allowed to possess a firearm.
He was charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, illegal possession of a handgun, escape, terroristic threats, harassment and reckless endangerment. He was arraigned before District Judge Robert Hawke and sent to Northampton County Prison in lieu of $75,000 bail.
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