Pasco County sheriff's deputies are searching for a man they say is armed with a loaded AR-15.
Julio Gonzalez, 49, took off from a New Port Richey home on Sunday with a Stag Arms AR-15 rifle with tan grips and stock, with possibly three loaded 30 round magazines, and a Taurus .357 snub nose revolver.
Investigators say before he took the AR-15, he made threats to himself, even pointing a gun at his head. They say he also sent threatening text messages.
Deputies also say he's wanted for domestic battery, false imprisonment, grand theft of firearms and grand theft.
Gonzalez is 6 feet tall and weighs 130 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes. His last known address is 221 83rd Ave. N, St. Petersburg.
Deputies say he's considered armed and dangerous.
Anyone who sees him or has information on his whereabouts is asked to call 911.
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