Police: Rockford felon threatens District Bar staff with a pistol

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Rockford Police arrested Nelson Kennedy, 47, for allegedly pointing a pistol at staff working at District Bar and Grill.

On August 2, around 3 a.m., officers were called to the downtown Rockford bar for reports of a patron with a firearm. Multiple employees told authorities Kennedy was kicked out of the bar for being too intoxicated earlier in the evening.

He returned through the rear entrance with a handgun and pointed it at staff after they were closed, according to court records.

Victims told officials that Kennedy attempted to discharge the firearm…

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