Paragould, AR – Jonesboro Right Now – A Paragould man was arrested early Sunday morning after police said he threatened to shoot patrons in a local bar’s parking lot.
Marcus James Taylor, 26, was booked in the Greene County Detention Center on Nov. 1 on a first-degree terroristic threatening charge, the inmate roster shows.
According to a probable cause affidavit, officers responded to the bar for a fight after the bartender called “last call” and announced the establishment was closing for the night.
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Taylor informed the business staff that he was not ready to leave. While a friend and other customers attempted to escort him outside to his ride, Taylor began cursing at the staff and customers, with police quoting him as saying, “I will shoot everyone in this parking lot.”
On Nov. 2, District Judge Curtis Hitt found probable cause to charge Taylor with the class D felony and set his bond at $10,000 cash/surety. As conditions of his release, Taylor is prohibited from possessing weapons, and he must have no contact with the victims or witnesses involved in the incident.
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