The INSIDER Summary:
- Maria Medrano allegedly entered a Kardashian-owned DASH store in Los Angeles and pointed a gun at the employees on Thursday.
- She allegedly knocked items off a counter and yelled, "Stay out of Cuba!"
- Madrano also returned later that day brandishing a machete, which was captured on video by news crews.
- Police arrested the woman using surveillance video to track her and charged her with assault and criminal threats.
- Medrano may have been angered by the Kardashian sisters' trip to Cuba, which was criticized for being vapid and insensitive, and aired on E!'s "Keeping Up With the Kardashians."
The woman who allegedly pointed a gun at an employee and brandished a machete at a Kardashian-owned DASH store in Los Angeles on Thursday has been arrested.
According to TMZ, police were able to track down Maria Medrano, 35, on Thursday evening by using footage from surveillance videos. The LAPD also executed a search warrant and found two airsoft guns that were similar to ones she used during the incident.
She has been charged with assault and criminal threats, and she's being held on $50,000 bail.
Police told reporters that Medrano entered the DASH store on Thursday, pointed a gun at a cashier, and then a second employee behind the counter, knocked items off the counter, and then yelled, "Stay away from Cuba!"
She returned to the store later that day with a machete and was captured by news crews on video:
According a Fox News reporter, Medrano continued to ramble about Cuba before leaving the machete at the door of the store.
Regarding Medrano's warning that the Kardashians stay out of Cuba, the reporter concluded, "Why she said that is totally unknown."
That may not be 100% correct. "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" fans would know that the E! reality show aired a couple episodes of sisters Kim, Khloe, and Kourtney Kardashian and their families' vacation in Cuba, which was formerly restricted for American travelers, in 2016.
Perhaps, Medrano wasn't amused by the episodes? She wouldn't be alone. The sisters were criticized by many for the highly-socialed trip for being vapid and disrespectful to those who suffered under Cuba's Fidel Castro regime.
He's also had a lot of people killed and is a massive human rights violator but hey, viva! @khloekardashian
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