FORT PIERCE, Fla. - A Florida man was arrested after swinging a machete at a Fort Pierce police officer inside a Walmart along Okeechobee Boulevard, officials said.

The Fort Pierce Police Department said Lawrence Fountain, 33, was identified as the suspect. He was later arrested on multiple charges , including aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer, resisting arrest with violence, disturbing the peace and petit theft.

What we know:

Officers said they responded to the Walmart, which is located at 5100 Okeechobee Boulevard in Fort Pierce, after 9 p.m. on August 30. They said they received multiple 911 calls reporting a man walking through the store with a machete.

Numerous people were seen leaving the store in a panic as officers arrived at the scene, investigators said. W

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