TAYLOR, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man is facing charges after police say he made gun threats at a Sheetz parking lot.
According to the Taylor Borough Police Department, on July 7, around 6:30 p.m., officers were called to South Main Street in Taylor for a gun threat at the Sheetz parking lot.
The victim informed police that a driver passed him at a red light and followed him to Sheetz, where he pointed to a gun in his pants multiple times, stating " he'll slap my expletive expletive," as stated in the affidavit.
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Police said surveillance video showed both vehicles parked at Sheetz with the suspect exiting the car, talking to the victim, and having his hand near his waist.
Investigators were able to find the car and identified the suspects as Barshawn Campbell, 29, of Scranton. Campbell admitted to being at Sheetz, stating "there was a verbal argument that started from road rage," according to court documents.
Offices stated inside Campbell's car was a black firearm lying on the passenger side of the floor.
Campbell has been charged with firearms not to be carried without a license and other related offenses.