{"id":263353,"date":"2026-05-08T12:09:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T12:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/263353\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T12:09:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T12:09:12","slug":"19-year-old-arrested-after-brandishing-gun-in-fsu-parking-garage-early-saturday-morning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/263353\/","title":{"rendered":"19-year-old arrested after brandishing gun in FSU parking garage early Saturday morning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; A 19-year-old is behind bars after brandishing a stolen gun in the St. Augustine parking garage on Florida State University\u2019s campus early Saturday morning, according to arrest papers. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Tyler Farmer is charged with possessing a firearm on school property, unlawful carry, improper display of a firearm and grand theft of a firearm, court documents say. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The incident unfolded at about 2:30 a.m. on Saturday after FSU police officers say ZeroEyes gun detection technology detected an \u201cindividual wearing all black who was pointing a gun in the bottom level of the garage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-center\">More on crime in our area:<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Police say the camera\u2019s footage shows Farmer \u201cbrandishing the gun in the presence of four other individuals\u201d while \u201cwaving and pointing a loaded firearm at bystanders in a careless manner.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">After arriving at the parking garage, officers discovered a Glock 19 handgun that was stolen from Miller County in Farmer\u2019s waistband. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">He was arrested and bonded out of jail on Sunday, according to court documents. 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