Knife-wielding migrant stopped by armed citizens at Polk County Dollar General

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A knife-wielding woman from Colombia sparked panic at a Dollar General store in Polk County, though she was eventually stopped by a pair of armed citizens, according to Sheriff Grady Judd on Wednesday.

In a video released on Facebook, Judd said the incident happened after the woman — identified as Natalia Gaviria, 36, who lives in Kissimmee — got “intoxicated,” went to the store, and pulled out a knife.

“I didn’t stutter. She pulled out a knife, and she’s waving it around and threatening customers,” Judd said. “One of the managers starts running customers out the back door because she is afraid that she’s gonna stab some of them.”…

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