Investigators are looking into why an armed man with no
police background walked into the Weaver City Hall and threatened to arrest the
Mayor. Weaver city employees were
confronted Tuesday morning by a man armed with a pistol and claiming to be an
FBI agent. Mayor Wayne Willis says the man walked in the door and demanded to
see him. Willis said the man indicated that if he had resisted arrest his
intent was to shoot him. Willis was not
at city hall at that time. City employees had to try and calm the suspect
down. The incident was caught on
surveillance footage, and an eyewitness was able to provide police with a
partial vehicle tag number. Within the hour, deputies with the Calhoun County
Sheriff's Office and Weaver police were at the home of 59-year-old Bobby
Beck. According to officials, Beck
claimed being a part time mayor was illegal.
Beck was taken into custody and is awaiting a psychiatric evaluation.
Willis says they will be addressing security issues at city hall. Police will
charge Beck with making terroristic threats, Impersonating a police officer,
and transporting a pistol without a permit.
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