12/5 Shelby, NC Restaurant Owner Threatened by Ex-Con Boyfriend

Leslie Wade Walker Jr., 48, was charged with first-degree kidnapping, larceny of a firearm, possession of a firearm by a felon, assault by pointing a gun and communicating threats after an encounter with girlfriend, Sylvia Gentry. According to sources, Gentry allegedly confronted Walker at the restaurant she owns, about a letter he received from an ex-girlfriend while he was in prison. Walker then went to the back of the restaurant and returned with a .223 caliber rifle, which apparently was kept at the establishment. He then threatened to kill Gentry and leave her body in the cooler and fired two shots inside. No one was hurt and there were no customers in at the time. Walker was later apprehended after a brief chase.