DELTA TWP. - Police confirmed that a man who initially appeared to be armed and was wearing tactical clothing and a bullet-proof vest was arrested Sunday afternoon outside an entrance to the Lansing Mall.
But the real-looking weapons turned out to be "airsoft replica guns," the Eaton County Sheriff's Office said.
The suspect, 28, of Lansing, also was carrying a collapsible metal baton similar to ones used by police, Eaton County Undersheriff Jeffrey Cook said.
The man became disorderly with deputies and is expected to face charges of disorderly conduct and obstructing police, officials said. He was being held in the Eaton County Jail.
"(The guns) looked very real to the deputies," Cook said. "This certainly caused a lot of concern for people there."
The incident happened about 3:30 p.m. outside an entrance near the movie theater, said Nicole Lance, who works at a restaurant in the mall.
Lance said she was arriving at work when she saw officers approach a man who appeared to be wearing a bullet-proof vest and had numerous guns "strapped to him."
"They took everything off of him and seized him," she said.
Sheriff's officials did not release information about the incident until about 9 p.m. Monday.
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