A white man in Virginia was detained after he aimed his AR15 at a group of black bikers that were parked near his home. Dennis Lee Berry...
A white man in Virginia was detained after he aimed his AR15 at a group of black bikers that were parked near his home.
Dennis Lee Berry was charged with brandishing a firearm and has been released on a $5,000 unsecured bond, the Spotsylvania Sheriff's Department said in a statement.
His semi-automatic rifle was confiscated for evidence, the department added.
Authorities were called to the Whelan Ridge Estates - a private subdivision in Partlow, Virginia - on June 14 at around 8.30pm and found five people waiting for them at the scene.
Dennis Lee Berry was charged with brandishing a firearm and has been released on a $5,000 unsecured bond, the Spotsylvania Sheriff's Department said
Investigators determined that the group had pulled into a cul-de-sac that was had signage that read 'Private Road No Trespassing' but the group shared that they had not seen the sign.
Outside the area of the 5500 block of Whelan Way, the group were confronted by Berry who brandished his weapon from his property.
Both Dennis and the group filmed the altercation and placed calls to authorities. It was then that authorities arrested the gun owner.
Brandon Foster, one of the bikers who filmed the altercation, shared the video to Facebook. He shared that he and the group had stopped in the area because three members in the party used to live in the area.
'We stopped at the end in the cul-de-sac to plan our route home and to stretch,' he said in a comment under the department's post. 'We were there for a few minutes.'
The clip starts showing Dennis pointing the gun at the group, with one of the men explaining that he used to live in the area .
Several of the others can be heard saying to call the authorities to the scene.
'You'll definitely go to jail for shooting me, I am a federal officer,' one of the men in the group can be heard telling Dennis.
Brandon Foster, one of the bikers who filmed the altercation, shared the video to Facebook. He shared that he and the group had stopped in the area because three members in the party used to live in the area
Dennis points towards a sign near his property and explains that there are others nearby, but the group repeatedly tell him that they did not see any signs
The group ask Dennis if he has had 'too many beers' before chastising him for bringing out a gun. 'You could have just asked us to leave,' one of the bikers declares.
Dennis points towards a sign near his property and explains that there are others nearby, but the group repeatedly tell him that they did not see any signs.
'Evidently you didn't look hard enough,' Dennis tells the group, still holding up the AR15.
The group continue arguing with Dennis about the sign and racism in America.
One of the men asks: 'You've just been waiting all day to shoot some black people or something right?'
Fosters Facebook's post explaining the incident
The group ask Dennis if he has had 'too many beers' before chastising him for bringing out a gun.
'You could have just asked us to leave,' one of the bikers declares.
Dennis tells the group that the cops are coming, to which Foster expresses his joy that they are on their way.
He claims that the group will get arrested as one of the bikers explains to authorities on the phone what is transpiring.
A bystander can be seen off in the distance observing the scene.
The video comes to a close with the group being told by authorities that they should go towards the end of the road so that they can wait on authorities to arrive.
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