The incident began when dispatch received a call saying that someone was pointing a gun at the courthouse.
The sheriff’s office said additional personnel was immediately activated to patrol the entrances and exits.
Investigation led by Lake County deputies and Painesville police officers determined that the suspect had fled the area in a dark-colored sedan. Surveillance camera footage helped authorities track down the vehicle, the sheriff’s office said, and the car was searched. That’s when authorities found a black pistol that turned out to be a BB gun, according to the sheriff’s office.
"The Lake County Sheriff’s Office takes any threat of violence seriously. We also remind individuals that although the weapon was ultimately determined not to be a pistol, the pointing at and or threatening of others with this type of weapon can result in grave injury and or an arrestable offense."
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