Man arrested after breaking into Statesboro Walmart BB gun display case, threatening woman and child

STATESBORO, Ga. (WTOC) [UPDATE 3:00 P.M.] - Statesboro Police arrested a man who is accused of breaking into a Walmart display case, stealing a BB gun, and threatening a mother and child Tuesday afternoon.

Nathaniel Anthony Jones, 40, of Portal faces charges of Aggravated Assault and Burglary in the 2nd Degree.

Around 12:47 p.m. Feb. 10, Bulloch County dispatchers received multiple reports of a man holding what appeared to be a gun, according to a press release from the Statesboro Police Department.

Officers arrived on scene within two minutes and found Walmart staff had isolated the Jones in the store’s garden center, allowing officers to take him into custody.

Investigators found that once Jones entered the store, he used a tool to break into a glass BB gun display case. SPD say he then approached a female customer and her child in a threatening manner.

Police said the victims had no prior relationship with the suspect, and were able to get away unharmed.

Jones was released from the Georgia Department of Corrections yesterday after serving a sentence for Burglary.

He was booked into the Bulloch County Jail.

[ORIGINAL STORY] A man who pulled out a BB gun during a custody dispute caused “some panic” at the Walmart Supercenter on Northside Drive in Statesboro today, February 10, 2026.

According to the Statesboro Police Department, the situation is under control and the woman and child are safe with SPD officers. “Thankfully, there were no injuries and everyone is safe,” the department writes in a social media post.

The investigation is ongoing and the SPD askes for residents to be “patient for further news” on this situation.