Armed man arrested on roof of building during protest

Armed man arrested on roof of building during protest

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Chattanooga police make another arrest during the ongoing demonstrations in the scenic city over george floyd's death.

This time a man was found on a building with a gun.

News 12's dorothy sherman joins us live with the latest.

Dorothy what happened?

Emily, according to police, a man was on the roof of this apartment building on market street in downtown.

Police were tipped off about him.

The man was found with a loaded ak-47, and other loaded guns.

He was identified as kevin leko.

A police report says the man told police that he was in fear of the protests and should they turn violent, he wanted to be able defend himself.

The man was arrested for possession of a firearm while under the influence.

Police chief david roddy says these protests are a double edged sword, in that he appreciates seeing people expressing their rights and having conversations, but large events can create anxiety for officers.

The larger the crowd to change her behavior risks present themselves whether known and expected or absolutely unexpected, possibly highly tragic events.

So we're excited to see it.

I love the conversations that i've had over the last five days but this is the type of thing that keeps me and every other officer up at night hoping we don't actually have something like this occur.

Earlier this week an armed man with an ar-15 was arrested.

Live in chattanooga, dorothy sherman, news 12 now.

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