Man arrested for allegedly threatening people with gun near Vancouver Mall

A man was arrested Wednesday morning after he allegedly threatened a group of passersby with a gun when they asked him if he needed help.

Justin R. Bailey, age unknown, is accused of felony harassment and criminal impersonation. Bailey is currently in custody at the Clark County Jail. The jail’s roster says he also faces a drug possession charge.

Vancouver police officers were dispatched shortly after 6 a.m. to 8700 N.E. Vancouver Mall Drive for a brandishing in progress.

The group told the officers that they were walking through a parking lot and saw a man sitting at a bus stop, Vancouver Police Department spokeswoman Kim Kapp said in an email. When they walked by the man, they said hello and “asked if he needed assistance,” Kapp said.

“The male became enraged, pulled a handgun out and threatened the group that he was going to shoot them,” police reports say.

Bailey also allegedly followed as the group ran away, according to police.

Officers located and arrested Bailey, Kapp said.

Bailey was scheduled to make a first appearance Thursday in Clark County Superior Court.