FL Gay Bar Patron Tackles Man With Grenade [VIDEO]

Fort Lauderdale’s ABC affiliate reports:

A man was tackled outside a bar Tuesday in Wilton Manors after witnesses say he carried a grenade into the business. The incident happened at The Corner Pub, which is located at 1915 N. Andrews Ave. “He showed me a grenade. He said, ‘Don’t be scared.’ It kinda freaked me out a little bit,” bartender Joseph Shakespeare said. He said the man claimed to have guns in his car, as well.

Witness Darrell Darling said he overheard the conversation and stepped in to help. The former Marine knew the owner called police, so he was doing everything he could to keep the grenade-wielding man preoccupied. “He was agitated at somebody in the bar, looking to pick a fight,” Darling said. Darling convinced the man to leave with him to go hang out. As they made it outside, Darling took the man to the ground.

Read the full article. Police responded quickly and the man, who has not yet been identified, was taken into custody.

CAUGHT ON CAMERA: A man was tackled outside a bar Tuesday in Wilton Manors after witnesses say he carried a grenade into the business. https://t.co/yfmwPKOmxZ

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— Piña Colada- La Intensa (@AlejandroAFTL) August 17, 2022