Placer County, California Sheriff's officials said just after 1 p.m. on May 19, deputies responded to the Cobblestone Movie Theater after a person called 911 reporting a man openly displaying a firearm on his hip while walking around the theater premises.
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Officers conducted a traffic stop and said the suspect, 42-year-old Thomas Alexander, had a loaded handgun holstered on his hip. While searching his vehicle, deputies reportedly found two additional loaded handguns and a rifle with four loaded high-capacity magazines in the trunk.
They say an assortment of prescription bottles and pills were also discovered in the vehicle.
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During the course of the investigation, officers found the suspect had been inquiring about the movie theater's customer arrival times.
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The Placer County Sheriff's Office did not confirm if there was a shooting threat.
Alexander was arrested on multiple charges, including carrying a loaded firearm in public, illegal possession of a rifle, transporting the rifle, possession of a controlled substance and several other associated offenses.
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