Charlottesville man who pulled gun on city worker guilty

Toreke Barbour, 31, faces up to seven years in prison after pleading guilty Thursday to carrying a concealed weapon, carrying a firearm as a convicted felon and brandishing a firearm.

Barbour was taken into custody on September 16 after Charlottesville police responded to a reported threat near the City Hall Annex building in the city’s Downtown Mall, next to the hotel city.

“Officers and detectives responded quickly and located a suspect in the area,” police said in a statement later in the day. “This individual, Toreke Barbour of Charlottesville, was arrested and charged at the scene and a firearm was discovered on his person.”

There were no injuries reported at the scene.

The identity of the municipal employee threatened by Barbour has not been made public.

Barbour’s sentencing is set for January 7 next year.

“In addition to any sentence he receives for these charges, Mr. Barbour also faces an additional sentence of eight years in prison for the probation violation in Charlottesville Circuit Court,” according to a city release.