STARKVILLE — A Microtel employee faces a slate of misdemeanor charges after allegedly cocking and pointing a handgun at a customer during a dispute over a room price.
Jemarquis Jackson, 27, of West Point, was arrested Wednesday evening, according to Starkville Police Department Public Information Officer Brandon Lovelady. He is charged with display of a deadly weapon, concealed carry of a weapon and disorderly conduct.
Lovelady said officers responded at about 5:47 p.m., following an argument between Jackson, his mother, who was also a Microtel employee, and a customer over room charges. In the call, officers were notified that a man had cocked a handgun and was brandishing the weapon in the Microtel’s lobby.
No shots were fired, and nobody was injured, Lovelady said.
Jackson was taken to Oktibbeha County Jail.
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