San Francisco’s streets have seen their fair share of oddities — but a gun-toting man with a pet duck riding in the backseat of a purple Ferrari may take the cake.
Police arrested 51-year-old Brian Currier on Monday after he allegedly waved a gun at a pedestrian, authorities said.
The flamboyant gunslinger then barricaded himself inside his apartment in the luxe Nob Hill neighborhood, prompting an hours-long standoff, according to cops.
Neighbors told The San Francisco Standard that Currier was a local curiosity, often spotted zipping around in his flashy purple Ferrari with his duck, Daisy, like a loyal sidekick.
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As police surrounded his apartment on Monday afternoon, Currier fired off a string of bizarre, unhinged emails to the outlet that painted a chilling picture of his state of mind.
In one message sent around 2:40 p.m. with the subject line “EYE HEART SF,” Currier reportedly warned that anyone in San Francisco who “stepped outside their home”would be “put into eternal torture.”
About an hour later, the situation escalated. “CALLING ALL ALLIES TO COME TO MY HOME AND REMOVE THE ASSASSIN FAKE COP TEAMS ASAP,” he wrote, claiming his apartment was encircled by “child-torturing fake cop assassins.”
After the arrest, Animal Care and Control reportedly took Daisy in.
Authorities say Currier is now facing felony charges on suspicion of felony counts of assault with a firearm. He was booked at 11:03 p.m. and is being held without bail.
