Former Florida NFL player Orson Charles is in trouble with the law again after authorities say he threatened to shoot law enforcement officers on Friday night while arguing over a parking space in Tampa.
According to the Tampa Police Department, Charles and the victims were trying to park at the intersection of 19th Street and 8th Avenue shortly before midnight.
Police say, Charles, who was trying to enter the parking space from a different direction, stepped out of his vehicle and approached the driver’s side of the victim’s vehicle. While arguing with the victims, officers say Charles pulled out a gun and threatened to shoot them.
The police department said Charles continued the confrontation even after the victims identified themselves as law enforcement officers and showed him their badges. The victims told police Charles told them, “What you trying to do…I don’t give a f–k. I have one in the head,” Fox 13 reported.
According to an arrest report, the victims quickly left the parking lot in their vehicle because they ‘were afraid Charles was going to shoot them.’ They reported the incident to an off-duty Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office deputy and kept an eye on Charles until he was taken into custody.
Arresting officers say Charles had a firearm on him, but his concealed weapons permit had expired. According to TPD, Charles also had a misdemeanor amount of marijuana on him.
In 2014, Charles was busted after allegedly pulling out a handgun during a road rage incident in Kentucky, according to ESPN.
Charles has been charged with carrying a concealed firearm, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, possession of a controlled substance and introducing contraband into a detention facility.
