A Bend man was arrested Wednesday evening for allegedly threatening teens with a gun in the Centennial Parking Garage in downtown Bend.

A group of teenagers were aggressively driving a large diesel truck in the parking garage Wednesday when police say William Hardt, 67, yelled at them for speeding.

Hardt and the teens exchanged a few words before Hardt allegedly took a firearm from a bag and threatened the teens with it. Police seized a firearm from Hardt’s vehicle during a consent search and arrested him under suspicion of menacing.

There was a large police presence in the area for around an hour as officers investigated the scene.

Hardt is currently lodged in the Deschutes Count Adult Jail.