Florida man accused of pulling gun in gym, claimed it was a candy bar
By Allison Petro
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ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Florida (WESH) — Police arrested a man on Tuesday after he allegedly pulled a gun on people inside a gym in Altamonte Springs.
The Altamonte Springs Police Department said the incident happened at a Crunch Fitness on State Road 434 in Altamonte Springs. They were called to the scene for reports of a disturbance involving a firearm.
The incident started because the suspect, Winston Medley, allegedly got into an argument with a couple of men over the amount of weight they were working out with, calling them weak, according to police.
The group separated, but Medley approached them again minutes later and pulled out a gun.
Multiple witnesses in the gym said it looked like he was trying to fire the gun, but was fiddling with it as if it were jammed. He ran away but was caught near 417 and State Road 400.
When police asked him about the gun, he initially claimed it was a “king-size Snickers bar.”
Medley then told officers it was fake and that he only pulled it out to scare others.
Medley declined to reveal the gun’s location, and authorities were unable to recover it.
He has been charged with attempted homicide, possession of a weapon by a state felon, and tampering with evidence, according to police.
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