CSPD: Officer disarms gun-wielding suspect during disturbance

(COLORADO SPRINGS) — Police encountered multiple disturbances in the parking lot of a business near North Powers Boulevard and Stetson Hills Boulevard in the early morning hours of Saturday, June 6, leading to an officer disarming a gun from a suspect, according to the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD).

According to police, at around 2 a.m. on Saturday, officers were trying to break up the disturbances in the 5800 block of Stetson Hills when security saw one of the people, later identified as 22-year-old Mallichi Garvin, holding a gun and informed officers on the scene. One of the officers was able to take the gun from Garvin after a brief struggle.

CSPD reported that Garvin continued to struggle with the officers after being disarmed and was taken to the ground to make him comply. Garvin was arrested for disorderly conduct and obstructing a peace officer…

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