Atlanta man arrested with 6 guns & body armor at grocery store

Just 2 days after the grocery store massacre in Colorado, another man was found in an Atlanta Publix loaded with guns and body armor

ATLANTA, Geor. (KLKN)- Two days after the horrific mass shooting in Boulder, Colorado where a man walked into a supermarket and killed 10 people, a man was arrested in a supermarket in Atlanta with four handguns, a shotgun, and a semiautomatic rifle, according to Atlanta police.

SEE ALSO: BOULDER SHOOTING UPDATE: 10 killed, including police officer, suspect in custody

The police in Atlanta identified the man as Rico Marley, 22, and told officials he was charged with reckless conduct.

Around 1:30 p.m., a witness told police that they saw Marley allegedly going into the Publix restroom with a lot of weapons. The witness then called police and they reported arresting him when he left the bathroom.

Luckily, no shots were fired and no one was harmed in the incident.

MORE:Increased gun interest not uncommon after mass shootings

Authorities said Grady Memorial Hospital emergency services are doing a mental health evaluation of Marley.

“At Publix, the safety of our associates and customers is our priority,” the grocery store said in a statement about the incident. “We are cooperating with local law enforcement on an incident that occurred earlier today in our Atlantic Station store. We are thankful that there were no injuries, and all were able to exit the store safely. The store is currently closed. Additional questions should be directed to the Atlanta Police Department.”

Charles Russell, the witness who saw Marley go to the bathroom, told Atlanta ABC affiliate WSB that he quickly notified workers at the store.

“I saw an AR-15 and I was like … you know, this kind of startled me, again with the events that just recently happened in the grocery store up in Colorado,” Russell said. “I went to the clerk at the customer service desk working at the time and let them know. It wasn’t acted upon right away. It was actually taken a little more lightly than I thought it would be, especially with the recent events.”

In the last two weeks, 18 people have been murdered in mass killings. The first was in Atlanta where eight people were shot at three different spas. The second was on Monday where 10 people lost their lives to a man with a gun.

Marley is currently being held at Fulton County Jail.