A man who reportedly was angry about being ripped off by dancers at a North Austin strip club scared other patrons when he brought a BB rifle into the establishment, police allege in court documents.

Jerry Plamparampil Philips, 41, was charged with making a terroristic threat, a Class B misdemeanor, an arrest affidavit says.

When Austin police responded early Monday to Foxy’s Cabaret in the 16300 block of Interstate 35, just north of Grand Avenue Parkway, Philips had been detained by the club’s security, the affidavit says.

Employees told police "Jerry drove into the establishment parking lot angry about being robbed by dancers," the affidavit says, and Philips later told police "he was angry about losing money to the dancers and wanted to find out where they were."

Philips "took out a black rifle and began walking around questioning patrons in front of the establishment," according to the affidavit. He later told police that the weapon was "a ’fake’ BB gun."

Many of the patrons, though, told police they believed the gun was real and that they were in an active shooter situation, the affidavit said. Several people "ran away fleeing and jumping fences."

Philips was arrested Monday and booked into jail before being released on Tuesday, Travis County online jail records show.