Woman Accused of Pulling Handgun at Former Co-Worker After Being Fired

A 20-year-old Detroit woman who recently lost her job was arrested Saturday after a co-worker accused her of pulling a gun in the parking lot of a Rochester Hills business.

According to the Oakland County Sheriff's Office, deputies responded early Saturday to a business at the 2900 block of Technology Drive in Rochester Hills. A 29-year-old Center Line woman who worked at the company told deputies her car was keyed by a woman who had just been fired while she was escorted out of the business. The woman then reportedly fled the scene in a black four-door Ford vehicle.

Minutes later, the woman told deputies, the fired employee returned to the parking lot and pointed a black handgun at the employee, telling her she should "learn how to treat people."

The woman then reportedly drove off with her license plate obscured by a plastic bag, according to Sheriff's officials. Sheriff's dispatchers, however, were able to use the woman's name provided by the employer to get a valid vehicle description and address of the woman, who was then located and stopped by Troy and Madison Heights Police. The woman was placed under arrest and her weapon was taken. She was taken to the Rochester Hills Substation, turned over to detectives and lodged at Oakland County Jail.