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A worker carrying a gun pulled it out on Monday when he was confronted by a co-worker with a knife at the Trader Joe's warehouse in East Allen Township, Pennsylvania State Police report.

(Express-Times File Photo)

A 31-year-old

man is in Northampton County Prison after pulling a knife on a co-worker carrying a concealed weapon at the

Trader Joe's warehouse, according to court papers.

Pennsylvania State Police said

Michael Vega Bermudez

was operating a pallet lifter about 4 p.m. Monday at the warehouse at 6835 Silver Crest Road when co-worker Frencheon Martin bumped a forklift into a fellow employee.

Vega Bermudez walked directly into the path of Martin's forklift and began screaming at him in Spanish, police said. The two men got into a physical altercation, and co-workers had to separate them, according to court documents.

At that point, Vega Bermudez pulled a 6-inch-long black folding knife from his pocket and advanced toward Martin, police said. Martin responded by pulling out a .40-caliber Glock handgun and ordering Vega Bermudez to back down, police said. Martin has a Pennsylvania permit to carry a concealed weapon, according to court documents.

Vega Bermudez fled into the warehouse and was later found by co-workers, police said. Police found the black folding knife in his right pocket, according to court documents.

Police charged Vega Bermudez with terroristic threats, possession of a prohibited offensive weapon, simple assault and disorderly conduct. The father of five was sent to Northampton County Prison in lieu of 10 percent of $5,000 bail, according to court documents.

Vega Bermudez was fired as a result of the fight, according to court documents. There was no indication Martin was charged with a crime.