Man accused of pointing gun at shoppers at Jefferson City Dollar General

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Jefferson City man has been charged with several felonies after he allegedly used a gun to threaten several people Sunday outside a Dollar General on Madison Street in Jefferson City.

Willie Banks, 28, was charged on Monday with unlawful use of a weapon, two counts of armed criminal action, a single count of illegal gun possession and a count of misdemeanor first-degree trespassing. He is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond.

Police were called at 11:35 a.m. Sunday after Banks allegedly pointed a gun at several people, the statement says. Officers found him while he was running away from the store, the statement says. Two witnesses allegedly told police they saw Banks outside the Dollar General with a gun, the statement says.

Police found a bag and with a 9 millimeter handgun and Banks’ ID, the statement says. Banks allegedly said the gun was a BB gun, police wrote.