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Wayne County official pulls gun after husband's fight in gas station over bottle deposit
After Alicia Bradford's husband a customer over a bottle deposit, and pulled a gun - video shows her pulling a pistol after rushing into the gas station store.
FOX 2 - A Wayne County official is facing charges after a gas station store brawl with her husband and a customer escalated into guns being drawn over a $.10 bottle deposit just after midnight, Jan. 1.
Alicia Bradford is the Wayne County Parks director and her husband, Larry Bradford, are both charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and felony firearm at the BP gas station on Orchard Lake Road.
Store video captures the moments the argument begins - and as it escalates. Larry Bradford bought a can of Mountain Dew and he argued over the $.10 bottle deposit fee that he mistakenly thought was tax.
A customer waiting in line behind Bradford says the clerk had proof on the receipt, leading to both yelling at each other.
An argument over $.10 escalates
What we know:
Video shows Larry Bradford push the man before they began to grapple. Bradford then begins hitting the man with the pop can in his hand, then throwing the man into racks of merchandise. He then says "Let me get my pistol."
Larry Bradford comes back yelling at the man, pointing the gun saying "Get on your (expletive) knees), say you're sorry."
As the man apologizes, Bradford hits him in the head, then demands he finds his ring while holding the gun.
Alicia Bradford rushes in and asks Larry if the man tried to rob him. The man says no, and suggests calling the police.
"I should kill you," Larry Bradford said. "I should blow your mother (expletive) brains out."
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Gas station brawl leads to guns being pulled by Wayne County official, husband
Second angle from gas station brawl leading to guns being pulled by Wayne County official and her husband.
Alicia Bradford returns into the store with her gun drawn and says she will call the police while the man stayed in a kneeling position.
"You're going to stay down there," Alicia Bradford says, then asking what happened.
"We got into an argument over the price of pop," the man says.
"What are you getting in it for, what does that have to do with you," Alicia Bradford says.
"I could do something to you," she said. "I'm calling the police."
After she backed out of the store, a female voice can be heard saying "I'll kill you."
When police arrived at the gas station, they didn't arrest the victim or store employee, they arrested the Bradfords.
Fallout from the incident
What's next:
Alicia Bradford was approached by FOX 2 for comment but walked by our camera without saying a word.
Bradford has been suspended from her job according to the Wayne County Public Information officer.
"We will not be providing further comments while the matter is under investigation," the statement said.
Alicia and Larry Bradford were arraigned and given a $50,000 personal bond. Both are due in court on Jan. 13.
The Source: Information was gathered from the Farmington Hills Police Department report, the Oakland County Prosecutor's Office, and Wayne County Public Information.