Homeless man on probation arrested for threatening to “shoot up” fast food restaurant

Staff report

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Timothy Javon Jordan, 34, was arrested early this morning after a manhunt for the suspect who allegedly pulled out a handgun in a Burger King and said, “I’m going to shoot up the place.”

At about 6 p.m. on June 13, Gainesville Police Department officers (supported by other agencies) responded to Burger King (6123 Newberry Road), where an employee said a man had walked into the restaurant and screamed, “God is trying to stop me from doing something crazy to y’all.” She said the man grabbed a handgun from his waist and said, “I’m going to shoot up the place.”…

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