ATLANTA POLICE RESPONDED to a call from a nightclub on Peachtree Street. A security guard said a Fulton County sheriff's deputy was intoxicated and causing a disturbance at the club. The security guard said the club's policy did not allow armed persons into the club, except for law-enforcement officers on official business. He said the Fulton County sheriff's deputy wanted to enter the club with his gun, even though he wasn't on official business.

Because the sheriff's deputy appeared intoxicated, the security guard offered to check his gun in the back. According to the security guard, the sheriff's deputy said, "I own this county," and he could enter the club with a gun if he wanted. The security guard said he asked him to leave. The sheriff's deputy refused and threatened to have the security guard arrested.

The sheriff's deputy told the Atlanta police officer that he was willing to check his gun at the club, but not with the security guard. He also said after the security guard asked him to leave, the security guard threatened him by saying, "I'm gonna fuck you up." He had no witness to that threat. The Fulton County Sheriff's Department was notified, along with Internal Affairs. At the request of a Fulton County sergeant, the sheriff's deputy left the club.