Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Man arrested after attempting to arrest Weaver Mayor



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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