Man sentenced 3 years for making terroristic threat at West Broadway Gerbes

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Columbia man who was found guilty of two felonies last month for making a grocery store to go on lockdown last year was sentenced on Friday.

John Linzie, 46, was found guilty of second-degree making a terroristic threat and first-degree property damage. He was sentenced to three years in prison and was given credit for time served.

According to court documents in previous reporting, Linzie allegedly threatened to “grab a shotgun and shoot everyone” on Monday, July 29, 2024, at the Gerbes Supermarket on West Broadway.

Court documents say Linzie threw trash cans at the store’s glass door and that Linzie broke some of the cart corrals during the attack.

Multiple store employees allegedly told police that they saw Linzie throw trash cans and damage the cart return, the statement says. A manager at the store had locked down the store to keep Linzie from entering, the statement says.

He also allegedly threatened to fight staff.