Baltimore police say Keith L. Brown, 43, verbally threatened violence against members of the production crew, brandished a gun and demanded the crew pay him $50,000 in order to continue to work at a downtown Baltimore location where they were filming, according to a police report. obtained by CNN.
Detectives determined that Brown “was upset that he was not compensated by production for the loss of business because he was unable to operate his clothing business while the crew was filming there,” police said. .
Brown, who was arrested on Monday for drug trafficking, told police he had spoken to a member of the film crew and a security official and was “waiting for documents to receive compensation for the loss of activity on August 26”, according to the police.
Security measures on the limited series, an adaptation of Laura Lippman’s novel of the same name, have been tightened, producers say.
“The safety and security of our crew, cast and everyone who works on our productions is our top priority, and we are grateful that no one was harmed,” said Endeavor Content, the production company of ” Lady in the Lake,” in a statement to CNN on Monday. “Production will resume with enhanced safety measures in the future.”
“Lady in the Lake” stars Natalie Portman and Moses Ingram.