SALT LAKE CITY — A man was arrested after he allegedly made death threats toward employees, shoppers and police officers at City Creek Center Thursday night.
Keith Payne, 35, now faces felony and misdemeanor-related charges, police said.
At 7:30 Thursday evening, dispatch took a call from Payne, who said he needed to be arrested and claimed to be in a store at City Creek Center.
The store was not disclosed by police, however, customers and employees started evacuating.
After making a plan and working with City Creek Center security, officers were able to safely arrest Payne.
Police did not find a gun on Payne and do not believe he ever had access to a firearm, officials explained.
Officials said they investigated the incident as a possible mental health crisis.
