Man accused of pulling gun, threatening to shoot up Richland casino
A dispute about a cheating boyfriend allegedly ended with a man in jail for threatening to “put holes” in a Richland casino early Sunday.
Joker’s Casino security guards told police that Carlos J. Cervantes, 21, of Kennewick, pointed a gun at everyone at the establishment about 12:45 a.m. Sunday, court documents said.
That led to a high-risk traffic stop a short distance from the casino, and Cervantes’s arrest. He is currently being held in the Benton County jail in lieu of $20,000 bail.
The dispute started when Cervantes confronted a 21-year-old man about cheating on his girlfriend, court documents said. The relationship between Cervantes and the woman is unclear.
Cervantes allegedly pulled up his shirt and showed the handle of a firearm in his pocket, court documents said.
Security staff said the man had the gun in his hand. He had waved it around, court documents said. Staff members also saw him sitting in a pickup with the gun in his hand.
“As Carlos was leaving the location he told security guards that he was going to come back and ‘put holes in this place,’” Officer Benjamin Dezember wrote in an affidavit.
Police arrived and stopped the pickup just as it was pulling out of the parking lot, then arrested Cervantes.