Man faces felony gun charges after incident

CHILLICOTHE – A Chillicothe man is facing two felony gun charges after allegedly showing a firearm during a dispute outside the Cozy Inn on Sunday.

According to Chillicothe police, Sheldon L. Tyler, 38, of 551 Linn St., was arrested and charged with possessing a weapon while under disability and carrying a concealed weapon after allegedly retrieving a gun from his vehicle following a verbal altercation with a group of individuals inside the bar.

The incident occurred about 2 a.m. Sunday when, authorities say, Tyler was confronted by a group of individuals who had gotten into an altercation with his brother on Friday at the same location.

Tyler reportedly told police that the group started a verbal altercation with him inside the bar, prompting him to leave to go smoke a cigar. Tyler told authorities that, as he was approaching his vehicle, the unidentified individuals were also walking toward it as well.

Tyler said he feared for his safety and removed the weapon from his vehicle and then placed it in an empty holster that was on his hip.

The man also reportedly told police that he and the individuals were involved in another verbal altercation but that he never removed or threatened them with the weapon, which was later identified as a semi-automatic pistol.

The gun had a magazine that contained six additional rounds of ammunition and was jammed by a dislodge round within the chamber, according to police. Tyler was arrested and taken to the Ross County Jail to face a Monday arraignment on the charges.