Oxnard movie theater evacuated Tuesday; man found with stun gun

Tom Kisken, Ventura County Star
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Oxnard police evacuated a movie theater Tuesday night after a call of a man brandishing a weapon that officers said turned out to be a taser.
Oxnard police evacuated a movie theater Tuesday night after a call of a man brandishing a weapon that officers said turned out to be a taser.

An Oxnard movie theater was evacuated Tuesday night and a man was arrested after allegedly brandishing a stun gun and yelling at the screen during a showing of "Oppenheimer," police said.

The incident occurred at 9:24 p.m. at Cinemark Century Riverpark in Oxnard, according to the Oxnard Police Department.

Police responded to a call reporting a man was yelling in the theater and claiming to be armed with a handgun. After about 100 patrons were emptied from the entire theater, the man was detained and found to be carrying a device that resembled a gun, Oxnard Police Cmdr. Rocky Marquez said in a news release.

The 62-year-old Oxnard man was arrested for suspicion of disturbing the peace and weapons-related misdemeanors. No one was injured.

Tom Kisken covers health care and other news for the Ventura County Star. Reach him at tom.kisken@vcstar.com or 805-437-0255.

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