Unlicensed security guard charged with assault
MEMPHIS, Tenn. August 29 2022— An unlicensed security guard has been accused of pulling a gun and pepper spraying a woman at a Lamar Avenue hotel.
Maurice Bert is now facing aggravated assault, acting without a license, and felony firearm charges.
Court documents said he approached a woman at the Economy Inn on Lamar Avenue, pepper sprayed her in the face, and then pointed a gun at her.
The woman said she threw a brick at him in self defense.
Police said the woman ran away and called police. Later it was determined that Burt in fact did not have a valid security guard license in his possession.
Burt is being held on a $2,500 bond.
