Man arrested for gun possession after store incident

YOUNGSTOWN — Police found a man with a loaded 9mm handgun while answering a disturbance call at a 1520 Market St. store about 8:05 a.m. Sunday.

Reports said officers were called to the store because the owner said a former employee, Alexander Da Mon Spencer, 20, threatened him with a gun then drove away.

Police found a car Spencer was driving in a nearby parking lot and Spencer, who was out of the car, got back in, reports said.

Reports said police found Spencer possessing a gun and arrested him for carrying a concealed weapon, driving under suspension and aggravated menacing and took him to the Mahoning County jail.