The Brief
- Two bounty hunters have been charged after they allegedly pointed pepper ball guns at civilians in Minneapolis.
- The bounty hunters were conducting an arrest with a warrant in the city when civilians surrounded their van in protest.
- Both have been charged with threats of violence and threats of violence with a replica gun.
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Two bounty hunters from Oklahoma have been charged with threats of violence after they pointed replica guns at civilians in Minneapolis.
Bounty hunters charged
What we know:
Garrett Christopher Willis, 28, and James Reginal Willis, 54, have both been charged with one count of threats of violence with reckless disregard, and one count of threat of violence with a replica gun.
According to the charges, on March 3, authorities were made aware of a situation outside the jail in downtown Minneapolis. Bounty hunters had taken a person into custody with a warrant and brought them to the jail. …