MIAMI BEACH, Fla. \u2014 Miami Beach police arrested a Subway worker who they said pulled a gun on six people in a dispute in the parking lot of one of the chain\u2019s locations on South Beach early Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n
According to the Miami Beach Police Department, the incident happened at around 12:40 a.m. outside the Subway at 1424 Alton Road.<\/p>\n
An MBPD arrest report states that the victims left another store in the small shopping plaza when they noticed their truck was blocked in by an unoccupied and \u201cimproperly parked\u201d car.<\/p>\n
Authorities said when they tried backing out of the space, Subway worker Willnat Shantae Young came out of the store \u201cand became confrontational.\u201d<\/p>\n
Young, 33, accused the group of \u201ctrying to hit her vehicle,\u201d police said.<\/p>\n
They said the situation \u201cescalated\u201d when one of the victims got out of their truck. Young, police said, asked a co-worker for her purse, which had her gun in it.<\/p>\n
According to the report, Young approached the victims\u2019 vehicle with her gun in a \u201clow-ready position\u201d and told the victims, \u201cI am going to knock you all out.\u201d<\/p>\n
Police said the victims, in fear, called 911. According to the report, when they went into the store to try to detain Young, she \u201cbegan to tense up,\u201d forcing officers to take her to the ground.<\/p>\n
According to the report, two independent witnesses corroborated the victims\u2019 claims, saying Young \u201coverreacted to the situation.\u201d<\/p>\n
Officers arrested Young, who lives in Miami\u2019s Buena Vista neighborhood, on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, improper exhibition of a weapon and resisting an officer without violence.<\/p>\n
Records show she was being held in the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on a $6,000 bond.<\/p>\n
Local 10 News has contacted Subway seeking comment on the incident.<\/p>\n
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