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RIO RANCHO, N.M. — Albuquerque Police have arrested Jaycee Yazzie, 21, the man who allegedly threatened citizens in the Walmart parking lot in Rio Rancho.

On Sept. 20, Rio Rancho police responded to a call about the man. The person who made the 911 call said he had an AK47 and would start shooting people if officers didn’t respond immediately, according to Rio Rancho police spokesman Lt. Paul Rogers.

The man fled before officers arrived and witnesses were not able to provide enough information for police to take immediate action, Rogers said but Rio Rancho Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division investigated and were able to identify the man.

Once investigators obtained an arrest warrant, Rio Rancho Police asked the Albuquerque Police Department for help. Albuquerque Police arrested Yazzie on Wednesday. The warrant charges him with one count of kidnapping and three counts of assault with intent to commit a violent felony.

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