Bavaria: 17-year-old threatens security staff with a weapon

Nuremberg (dpa / lby) - A 17-year-old is said to have threatened a security employee at a Nuremberg discotheque with a pistol. The teenager approached the man from behind in a parking lot and pointed his gun at him, said the police headquarters in Central Franconia on Saturday. When the 39-year-old employee requested support by radio, the youth fled into a wooded area. With a large contingent, the police then searched the Zerzabelshof district around the Valznerweiher on Friday evening, service dogs and a helicopter were also used. Ultimately, the officers arrested the drunk 17-year-old without resistance. The weapon was initially untraceable. Nevertheless, the police are now investigating a threat and a violation of the weapons law. Nothing was initially known about the motive.