Man enters Walmart near Warner Robins with gun and is arrested

WARNER ROBINS, Ga. – A man was arrested after walking into a Warner Robins Walmart with a gun during an altercation with store employees, according to a Warner Robins police news release.

Officers were called to the Walmart on Booth Road on Wednesday after a man, 28-year-old Quintorrius Hightower, allegedly entered the store with a gun, the news release said.

According to the press release, Hightower had an altercation with store employees, after which he left the store and retrieved a gun from his car.

Although he did not point the gun at anyone or fire it, Hightower was a convicted felon, police said. Federal law prohibits felons from owning firearms.

When officers arrived, Hightower allegedly fled the scene as officers pursued him. During the search, they believed Hightower was picked up by another vehicle and left the area.

Shortly after the chase, police and the Houston County Sheriff’s Office arrested Hightower after his car was found near Sandy Run Road and Highway 247. Two warrants were also out for Hightower’s arrest, the news release said.

He is facing charges of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, obstruction of justice and driving without a license, and is also being held on his other warrants.

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