Gilbert police arrested a 21-year-old man Monday on suspicion of aggravated shoplifting, illegally possessing a firearm and assault after he allegedly pulled a handgun while stealing a caffeinated malt liquor from an Albertson’s.
According to Sgt. Mark Marino, Gilbert police spokesman, Jacob Nathaniel Cooper walked into the store at 750 N. Gilbert Road about 2 p.m. and grabbed a can of Tilt malt liquor.
He passed the cash register and pulled a gun from underneath his shirt when a security guard asked him to stop.
Cooper never pointed the gun at anyone, but he made it outside and dropped it in a trashcan before the security guard wrestled him to the ground.
Cooper never pointed the gun at anyone, but he made it outside and dropped it in a trashcan before the security guard wrestled him to the ground.
