Paducah Man Arrested on Gun, Other Charges

A Paducah man is facing numerous charges after an argument over a set of wheels.

 On Wednesday, the Paducah Police Department responded to a business on H.C. Mathis Drive after a report of a man with a shotgun in his car. The caller reportedly told officers that the man was angry about a purchase and was making threatening statements. 

Upon arrival, officers saw a vehicle leaving the business and blocked its path. Officers then asked the driver, 46-year-old Salaam Muhammad, to step out of his vehicle. Officers then reportedly found an AK-47 in the passenger seat with a round in the chamber. 

The caller met with officers at the business, and claimed he had sold Muhammad a set of wheels and that Muhammad had wanted to return them, but the seller had refused. Muhammad then allegedly began texting threats to him. 

Muhammad was lodged in the McCracken County Jail. He is being charged with third-degree terroristic threatening, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.