Man who pointed ‘silver object’ at police arrested

A man arrested by Las Vegas police faces charges of assault with a deadly weapon on first responders after he pointed what authorities said appeared to be a gun at officers and threatened to shoot.

Police responded to the sighting of a stolen Kia Optima in front of a Dotty’s on Las Vegas Boulevard, near Craig Road on Oct. 24.

Chad Guerra, 35, was reported getting out of the car and did not respond to officers’ commands, according to an arrest report.

Police said Guerra reached into a cross-body bag that he was wearing in a way that made it appear he was carrying a gun.

He first walked toward the Dotty’s exit, but after police told him to stop, Guerra walked toward officers while reaching deeper into his bag, the report stated.

After leaving the Dotty’s, Guerra ran west on Las Vegas Boulevard, still reaching into his bag, according to the report. Police set up a perimeter, and he ran back to the Dotty’s parking lot.

The report stated that Guerra pulled an object that officers initially believed was a gun from his bag and pointed it at them. They took cover before Guerra got into the Optima and drove away, according to police.

Guerra abandoned the car near D Street and Harrison Avenue, police said, and he walked north until he was confronted at gunpoint by an officer near D Street and Van Buren Avenue.

After another officer with a K9 arrived on the scene, the report stated, Guerra pulled out a silver object that resembled a gun and pointed it at the second officer and the dog. The second officer released the dog, who bit Guerra’s right wrist.

Officers later discovered that the object was a knife with a stabilizing handle that made it appear to be a gun.