PANAMA CITY — Police have arrested a local woman for pointing a gun, which they thought was real, in their direction, according to Panama City Police Department reports.
Linda Lou Angelo, of Panama City, was arrested Thursday for allegedly pointing a small, black pistol at a police officer, PCPD reported.
Police responded to the Pelican Bay Apartments at 924 Florida Ave. at about 9:45 p.m. to reports of an armed female outside her apartment. When officers arrived, Angelo was seated in a lawn chair with a camera and what appeared to be a handgun in her lap, police said.
Officers instructed her to raise her hands and not reach for the gun. But as officers approached, Angelo quickly reached for the gun, allegedly waving it in the direction of the officers, before it was knocked from her grasp, police reported.
“It had no orange markings, solid black, chromed ejection port and had the word ‘Colt’ on the side and appeared very real,” officer Ryan Hildebrand reported. “It was dark out and I was in fear for my life. I believed it was real at the time. … It wasn’t until it hit the ground, exposing the (carbon dioxide) cartridge did I realize it wasn’t a real handgun.”
Angelo was charged with aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer with a deadly weapon following the incident. She is being held on a $5,000 bond.