TAMPA — A man surrendered to authorities Oct. 14 after police say he pointed a gun at someone during an altercation following a city council candidate forum, Tampa police said.
Tampa officers responded just before 8 p.m. Oct. 9 to a reported altercation involving an armed man at 2005 N. Lamar Ave. as a city council candidate forum was ending, according to police.
Officers detained and questioned Elvis Pigott, 37, but released him as detectives began gathering evidence and witness statements, police said. The victim had left the scene before officers arrived. No injuries were reported.
After gathering evidence and additional witness statements, detectives consulted with the State Attorney’s Office and obtained a warrant for Pigott’s arrest on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and improper exhibition of a firearm, Tampa police said.
Pigott surrendered at Orient Road Jail just after noon Oct. 14 on the outstanding warrant, according to police.
“Our community should know that while not every arrest is immediate, every investigation is thorough,” Chief Lee Bercaw said. “The detectives assigned to this case have worked with focused determination to gather all the required information needed, as they do with every investigation.”