A Tennessee man has been charged with multiple crimes, including impersonating a federal officer, stemming from an incident outside Blacksburg’s Buffalo Wild Wings in December.
Carl Bohannon of Monterey, Tenn., was arrested Dec. 13 outside the Buffalo Wild Wings on Prices Fork Road on charges of illegally carrying a concealed weapon, disregard for the life of a child and brandishing a firearm, among others.
Blacksburg Police Sgt. Nathan O’Dell said Bohannon was not involved in the initial fight, but attempted to stop it by pulling out a handgun.
O’Dell described it as “a fight that had started near the door and made its way outside.” said. “This Bohannon subject, who wasn’t even involved in the fight, decided to interject himself into the fight saying he was a federal police officer,”he said.
O’Dell said Bohannon was not a concealed carry permit holder in Virginia.
Bohannon is also not listed as a concealed carry permit holder in Tennessee by the Memphis Commercial Appeal, which keeps a database of the permit holders.
Four others with the last name Bohannon in his zip code hold current permits.
O’Dell could not confirm whether Bohannon pulled the gun or simply displayed it in its holster.
He is scheduled to appear in Montgomery County General District Court Thursday at 10:30 a.m. for a deposition. He faces seven different charges in relation to the incident.
Bohannon had a young child with him at the time of the incident, according to O’Dell, which led to a felony charge of child abuse.