PHOENIX (AP) — Police are adding extra security at the Phoenix Comicon following the arrest of a man armed with guns and ammunition who allegedly posted online threats against officers.
Sgt. Mercedes Fortune says the 30-year-old man was in possession of three handguns, a shotgun, a knife, ammunition, and a variety of other hand-held weapons along with wearing body armor.
He was taken into custody Thursday without incident after a brief struggle with police at the Phoenix Convention Center. The man’s name wasn’t immediately released.
Fortune says officers working at the venue were alerted about noon to a suspicious man making threats against police on social media and the postings included photos of officers working the event.
Prop weapons carried into the four-day event are supposed to be inspected by security staff, but police say the man’s weapons weren’t checked.
The entertainment and comic convention began Thursday.
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