Did a Twisted Tea make Shane crazy enough to threaten his ex-employers life?

Shane Gillis had been threatening his ex-employer with multiple phone calls when we were called to the scene. It just so happens that when we arrived, Shane was overheard on the phone stating he “had something” for the victim and was on his way back.

Shane was observed by deputies walking towards them and the victim with his left hand behind his back in an attempt to conceal something, while holding a Twisted Tea can in the right (on the streets this is considered a deadly weapon). Gillis complied with deputies commands to raise both hands in the air and warned deputies that he had a metal pipe tucked into the back of his jeans. While being handcuffed, he (surprisingly) continued to threaten the victim and was arrested for Aggravated Assault with Deadly Weapon without Intent to Kill.

The metal pipe was found to be approximately 28 inches of solid metal, in the small of Shane’s back.

Did Twisted Tea make him do it, or was he going to do it with the Twisted Tea? We will never know.