Russell was in the bathroom Wednesday when he heard the “clicking
sounds,” which sounded like someone was loading weapons, and then saw an
“AR-15 style rifle” leaning against the wall, the worker told police.
Russell told a manager what he heard and urged him to call 911, the police report states.
When an officer arrived at the grocery store, he apparently surprised
Marley right after he came out of the restroom, the records show.
“I immediately ordered the accused to put his hands up and don’t move
to which he complied,” the officer, armed with a ballistic helmet and a
rifle, wrote in the report.
“The accused appeared to be surprised when he saw us that close to him.”
Marley, who was wearing body armor, was arrested without incident, police said.
While Marley’s intentions remain unclear, the incident poses
frightening questions of what could’ve happened had he not been stopped.
It came just days after back-to-back mass shootings in Atlanta and Colorado — the latter taking place in a Boulder grocery store, leaving 10 people dead.
“It possibly could have stopped something,” Russell told WSB-TV,
adding that when he saw Marley in the bathroom, he instantly thought of
the Boulder King Soopers shooting.
Marley is charged with five counts of criminal attempt to commit a
felony and six counts of possession of a firearm during commission of a
felony.
He waived his initial court hearing Thursday and is undergoing a psychiatric evaluation. It is unclear if he has an attorney.
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Situational awareness and a willing to speak up wins the day.
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