(Tampa Bay Times) Elvis Piggott, a pastor and former Tampa City Council candidate who witnesses said pulled a gun at a candidate forum last week,has been arrested in connection to the incident, police said.
Piggott, 37, turned himself in at Orient Road Jail Tuesday afternoon in response to a warrant. He faces charges of improper exhibition of a dangerous weapon or firearm and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
“I believe wholeheartedly you should stand your ground,” Piggott said in a video posted to Facebook Tuesday afternoon. Piggott pulled the firearm during a tense interaction Thursday evening after a forum for the District 5 special municipal runoff election… to continue reading click here.
This article was written by Nina Moske and published at the Tampa Bay Times
