WASHINGTON (7News) — A ticket caused a man to threaten a parking enforcement officer with a gun before he was arrested, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
The officer with the Department of Public Works was working in the 700 block of 8th Street, Southeast D.C., on March 10.
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David Joshua Willoughby, 36, of Capitol Heights, got a parking ticket and became upset, according to police. Willoughby approached the officer and tried to start a fight, investigators said.
Police said Willoughby then got his gun out of his car and started following, threatening, and trying to block the officer’s path. Willoughby later left the scene.
U.S. Park Police arrested Willoughby the next day.
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Willoughby faces a charge of felony threats while armed.
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