Chicago man pulls submachine gun over a 22-cent Pepsi sales tax dispute
By Tom Boggioni Sunday, April 13, 2014 22:14 EDT
A Chicago man is under arrest after pulling a submachine gun on store owners after he became upset at having to pay 22-cents sales tax on his purchase of a two-liter bottle of Pepsi.
According to Assistant State’s Attorney Claire Savaglio, who said the entire incident was captured on video tape, Shelton allegedly threatened to kill everyone in the store.
“I’m going to shoot you in the head three times,” Shelton told one person, before telling another, “I’m going to smoke your ass.”
Police arrived and observed Shelton yelling at customers in the store before they took him into custody.
This “is my neighborhood, I’m tax exempt!” he allegedly told the police. “Man, you know what, I’ll keep it real. I had to put them in their place.”
Shelton has been charged with aggravated assault, unlawful use of a weapon by a felon and having an invalid Firearms Owner’s Identification (FOID) card.
Cook County Judge Peggy Chiampas has ordered Shelton held without bail.
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