JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – A Mississippi teenager was arrested after he allegedly tried to shoot a man and threatened to shoot customers and employees inside a Waffle House.

Jackson County Sheriff John Ledbetter said the incident happened on May 22, 2024.

According to the sheriff, 16-year-old Jaden Bryant Maples called the Waffle House on Highway 63 and threatened to shoot the customers and employees inside.

A Moss Point man was inside the restaurant and left driving down the highway. Ledbetter said Maples repeatedly rammed the man’s vehicle, which wrecked. The sheriff said the victim got out and ran away, and Maples shot at him several times.

Maples was arrested on Thursday, May 30 after authorities served a search warrant at his home. Investigators said they found several firearms and ammunition in his bedroom.

The sheriff said Maples was charged with attempted murder and making terrorist threats. He appeared in court on Friday, May 31 and was denied bond.