Man Arrested at Ohio Dark Knight Rises Showing with Satchel Full of Weapons - Polidicks

[img]http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/17v8ltov78vn4jpg/xlarge.jpg[/img] [quote]WESTLAKE, Ohio - A North Ridgeville man was arrested Saturday night after police say he brought weapons into a Westlake movie theater. A manager at Crocker Park Regal Cinemas stopped Scott A. Smith, 37, before he was about to enter the 10 p.m. showing of 'The Dark Knight Rises,' and asked to see inside his bag. Smith unzipped and showed the manager an empty side pocket of the bag, according to Westlake police. Jeremiah Bullins, an off-duty Westlake police officer, potentially prevented tragedy from occurring. He noticed and searched Smith's bag, finding three knives inside, as well as a loaded 9 mm Glock handgun, two additional loaded magazines, and a fourth knife under his clothes. Each magazine had 17 rounds. Police said Smith was the first person in the theater at the time of his arrest but up to 80 people would have been there 20 minutes later. He was sitting in the last row in a middle seat. This was a “tactical position,” according to officers, his back to the wall and facing out. “If he chose to do something there, all his potential victims were in front of him and he would have an advantage over them,” Westlake Police Detective Lt. Ray Arcuri said. Investigators said Smith made no threats and was taken into custody without incident. Authorities also said Smith told them he had the weapons in self defense, but police aren't buying it. Smith has a wife and 1-year-old child, according to police. They said they searched his North Ridgeville home Monday night and confiscated several items: - 7 handguns - 12 long guns (shot guns or riffles) - Thousands of rounds of ammunition - Gas mask - Survivalist materials - Ballistics materials Smith was charged Monday with four counts of carrying various weapons for each of the knives, one count of carrying a concealed weapon with no permit for the Glock and one count of carrying a weapon while having a disability. Arcuri told CNN Smith has no criminal record but was in the military for "a very short time." Arcuri also said Smith was taking medication, including pain pills. Police said they do not yet know a motive. FBI agents as well as ATF are assisting Westlake police in a joint investigation. Regal Entertainment Group, the owner of the theater where the incident happened, issued this statement Tuesday: "Moviegoers should expect stricter controls over character attire and accessories at our theatres. Details regarding our security measures are not discussed publicly, for obvious safety reasons." The company also offered this information: "Westlake Police, who work with us regarding security at our Crocker Park theatre, did detain someone. Since the authorities are involved, all information should come from them so that we do not interfere with their investigation. "We do take safety and security very seriously at Regal. Here is some additional information that I can share. "The following standing policies are unchanged and are posted at entrances: - Patrons are prohibited from carrying firearms or concealed firearms in or onto the premises. - Regal reserves the right to inspect the contents of any backpack, package or bag. - The vast majority of our guests appreciate these safety measures." Smith is being transferred to a county jail and may be arraigned Wednesday. The incident comes just more than two weeks after 12 people were killed when James Holmes allegedly opened fire at a midnight showing of ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ in Aurora, Colorado. [/quote] Read more: [url]http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/local_news/oh_cuyahoga/Police-North-Ridgeville-man-arrested-after-bringing-bag-of-weapons-into-Crocker-Park-movie-theater#ixzz234JnasG3[/url] darn copycats

why

Sounds like a copycat.

Jesus fuck, one retard gone mental and all the others feel the need to copy him? How long will this shit keep up?

[QUOTE=Bragdras;37152063]Jesus fuck, one retard gone mental and all the others feel the need to copy him? How long will this shit keep up?[/QUOTE] Hopefully not for long.

first of all, this article is late. second, it's pretty clear he wasn't trying to shoot the place up, considering the fact that he brought [b]one[/b](people didn't quite get this in the other thread) gun, and the fact that he gave in to the search and arrest "without incident". the only shame is that he didn't have the proper license for carrying the gun concealed. being prepared =/= being a mass killer.

[QUOTE=ElementalCreeds;37152037]why[/QUOTE] mostly because the media likes to run around flapping its hands whenever there's a shooting, so everyone who's crazy enough to think the attention is worth the price decides to try and pull one off themselves. that's why there's almost always a rash of smaller shootings directly after a major one. [editline]August 9th[/editline] not that the shootings have much to do with this case, since this guy wasn't there to commit one.

[QUOTE=Bragdras;37152063]Jesus fuck, one retard gone mental and all the others feel the need to copy him? How long will this shit keep up?[/QUOTE] As long as people with mental disorders that lean them towards violence still exist. So forever.

Stupid copycats trying to ruin everyone's peace of mind

I thought it was Notch at first.

[QUOTE=dookster;37152176]I thought it was Notch at first.[/QUOTE] Sure fire way to waste a vacation.

[QUOTE=gtanoofa;37152148]I bet he didn't have a Facebook account.[/QUOTE] God damn it I wanted to post that :v:

Fucking idiots.

jesus christ this is late delete this thread

It's an epidemic

[QUOTE=jakedog;37152267]jesus christ this is late delete this thread[/QUOTE] Oh, so it is. I thought it was a different person

Late thread, man wasn't actually carrying an arsenal, questionable stuff at his house, probably wasn't going to shoot anyone in the first place, etc All covered last thread

THIS IS OLD EVERYONE MOVE ALONG

Argh fuck, I confused it for another thread. Sorry everyone.

would people stop referring to these as copycats, copycats are when the original killer has not been caught so the murder is copied to make it so the blame is pinned on the original killer

well thanks now all of the EU facepunch members think that America is go shoot people heaven.

This has been posted before and I know this thread is late, but just to make it crystal clear, [B][I]this guy took one glock with 3 magazines, and 3 knives.[/I][/B] Everything else was found at his home, and he immediately let the police search his bag and was arrested peacefully without incident. Sensationalist as fuck. While it seems like overkill, I seriously doubt he was planning another shooting.

At least this topic didn't say 'shooting thwarted' like the other one.