LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – A man is accused of using drugs and threatening Las Vegas Strip casino workers with a makeshift flamethrower, according to an arrest report.
Gavin Hamilton faces multiple felony charges, including arson, assault, possession of a fire device, damage to property and drug possession, according to court records.
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police said they received a call around 6:20 p.m. Sept. 1 to the Fontainebleau Las Vegas property to reports that a person was making threats toward maintenance workers “following interference with a fire protection system on the 11th floor.” Police allege the suspect activated the sprinklers.
“Maintenance noted that the individuals was covered in an unidentified black substance or oil and appeared highly agitated,” an arrest report said. The workers told police the man had a black backpack with a metal hose sticking out.
“When maintenance tried to approach [Hamilton], he lit the unknown flammable liquid through the hose toward them” the arrest report said. Maintenance backed away and the suspect eventually left the property, the report said.
Hamilton was arrested nearby and pointed officers to his backpack. Hamilton told police he used meth in the bathroom at Fontainebleau and described apparent hallucinations of being chased by two men at the property. Hamilton said he created a makeshift “flamethrower” and used it to activate the sprinkler system, thinking it would save him from the people chasing him in the stairwell.
No one was hurt in the incident.
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