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Imitation Handgun Lands Man Behind Bars

/ CBS Sacramento

SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY (CBS13) — A man is behind bars for, according to police, waving what looked like a handgun at cars in San Joaquin County.

They say 26-year-old Ernest Pickens was waving an airsoft pistol at traffic near Copperopolis and Tulsa Roads.

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Deputies arrested Pickens and booked him into the San Joaquin County Jail.

He's being charged exhibiting an imitation firearm in a threatening manner.

First published on April 21, 2019 / 8:55 PM PDT

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