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‘It’s a good day for you to die’: Man allegedly pulls gun on ‘MAGA’ hat couple
By Jackie Salo
February 18, 2019 | 3:43pm | Updated
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A man from Tennessee is accused of pulling a gun on a couple wearing “Make America Great Again” caps in a Sam’s Club store, officials said.
Police said James Phillips, 57, donned a veterans hat Saturday in Bowling Green, Ky., when he got involved in a heated exchange over the other customers’ MAGA hats.
The police report stated Phillips admitted flipping off a couple inside the wholesale store because of the red baseball caps, news station WKNY reported.
The other customer, identified as Terry Pierce, then confronted Phillips, who brandished a firearm, authorities said.
“[He] stuck it in my face, backed up and said, ‘It’s a good day for you to die,’ ” Pierce told news station WBKO.
Phillips allegedly left the store, but the couple followed him to the parking lot, where their argument continued, according to officials.
Police said witnesses corroborated Pierce’s claims that Phillips pulled a gun on him.
Phillips was arrested on a first-degree wanton endangerment charge and booked at Warren County Regional Jail. |
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