Man causes West Broadway Gerbes to go on lockdown after allegedly threatening to ‘shoot everyone’

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Columbia man was charged with two felonies after he caused a Columbia grocery store to go on lockdown on Monday morning.

John Linzie, 45, was charged with first-degree making a terroristic threat and first-degree property damage. He is being held at the Boone County Jail on a $10,000 bond. A court date has not been set.

According to the probable cause statement, Linzie allegedly threatened to “grab a shotgun and shoot everyone” at 7:20 a.m. 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.

Linzie allegedly wanted to fight staff at the store. There were roughly 10-50 people in the store at the time, court documents say. Staff said it would cost at least $1,000 to fix the cart returns, court documents say. Video allegedly showed Linzie punching the door and throwing a trash can at it.

A woman allegedly told police she heard Linzie saying he was going to shoot up the store, the statement says.