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At 12:35 p.m. Friday, the complainant was at Snyder Supermarket, 2700 Snyder Ave., when an employee accused him of stealing, leading to an argument, Detective Danielle Tolliver of South Detective Division said. He allowed the worker to pat him down to prove his innocence, but the figure supposedly demanded he leave, shouting “Get the (expletive) out of the store.”
The complainant refused to depart, as he was waiting for three hoagies, and stated the offender went behind the front counter, retrieved a black gun, walked back over to him and repeated the demand. The customer walked to the rear to pick up his sandwiches, with the worker reportedly following him, Tolliver said.
The man then allegedly forcefully placed the barrel of the weapon under the consumer’s chin and threatened to kill him. Breaking free, the complainant called authorities, and during the wait for their arrival, he observed the offender again go around the counter, place the gun in a bag and head to the back of the store. Authorities recovered the firearm and arrested Juan Soriano, of the 2700 block of Tasker Street, and charged him with possession of an instrument of crime, simple assault, making terroristic threats and recklessly endangering another person. He posted his $25,000 bail and awaits a March 16 status hearing.
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