Fury as heavily-armed unlicensed Seattle Walgreens security guard corners shopper, accuses her of stealing and threatens to put her in handcuffs and take her to the ground - before REAL cop shows up to save her

A heavily armed Walgreens security guard accused a shopper of theft and threatened to put her in handcuffs while shining a light in her face, as revealed in a video.

Brian Vinegar, a security guard at a Walgreens in downtown Seattle, can be seen wearing two badges, multiple pairs of handcuffs, and several guns as he threatened to take the shopper, Meika Prince, to the ground last Wednesday. 

Prince was picking up a prescription at the Walgreens when Vinegar approached her, she shared along with posting the video on TikTok.

In the video, Vinegar can be heard saying: 'You are a thief. You are stealing things that did not belong to you. That's how it works out.'

He then pulled out a flashlight and started shining it in Prince's face while saying: 'At this point, I'll give you the option to show me what you got. Otherwise, I'll detain you.'

Brian Vinegar, a heavily armed Walgreens security guard, accused a shopper of theft and threatened to put her in handcuffs while shining a light in her face, as revealed in a video

The security guard at a Walgreens in downtown Seattle, can be seen wearing two badges, multiple pairs of handcuffs, and several guns as he made threats toward the shopper, Meika Prince, last Wednesday

Prince (pictured) was picking up a prescription at the Walgreens when Vinegar approached her, she shared along with posting the video on TikTok

Vinegar claimed that a store manager at the Walgreens saw Prince stealing items on surveillance camera and demanded to check Prince's bag, videos that Prince shared on social media show.

'The police will come, and we will check if they find items on you. I hope you understand, at that point, you are really going to jail,' Vinegar can be heard saying. 

Vinegar proceeded to use the flashlight to check Prince's bag and asked, 'What is this?' before the woman vehemently said, 'It's none of your f**king business.'

Prince then requested the security guard to call the police and the store manager, as Vinegar demanded Prince to leave the store, accusing her of another crime.

'You are trespassing. You cannot be on the property. You need to leave the store. If you do not leave, you are going to have a court date and you are going to jail,' he said.

It was Prince who called law enforcement officers, who later arrived at the scene and started investigating, an official police report shared by Prince afterwards shows. 

In another clip shared by Prince, Vinegar can be heard interrupting their conversation until the police asked him to stop talking.  

Vinegar claimed that a store manager at the Walgreens saw Prince stealing items on surveillance camera and demanded to check Prince's bag, videos that Prince shared on social media show

Vinegar can be seen wearing multiple pairs of handcuffs and a gun as he made threats toward Prince

During an interview with the police, Vinegar denied there was any video footage of the alleged shoplifting. 

'He told me there was no recording and his body worn video was not activated,' an officer wrote in the report. 

Prince also accused the security guard of racial profiling as Vinegar allegedly referred her as 'little black girl' in the conversation. 

'He then began calling me a “karen” once i implied this was profiling. He hovered over me as if he was going to hit me,' she wrote in her post. 

'When I asked him to call the police he refused. I was put in fear for my life all bc I wanted my prescription.' 

The video has elicited overwhelming reactions on social media, with more than a million of views and thousands of comments. 

Outraged users have since slammed Vinegar for his behavior and accused him of harassment. One user wrote, 'Tell me he lost his job. I hope you called the police.' 

During an interview with the police, Vinegar denied there was any video footage of the alleged shoplifting

Earlier this week, Prince stated that she has hired a lawyer, and they are pressing for answers from Walgreens, as she shared in an update to her followers. 

In an interview with FOX13, she said: 'He had guns on him, he had mace. At one point, he pulled out a flashlight and was shining it on me.' 

'He was approaching me, getting extremely close … uncomfortably close. He said he was going to put me in handcuffs. It was extremely terrifying.' 

The outlet also reported that Vinegar's security license is listed as 'inactive,' meaning he's not a licensed security guard under the Washington state law. 

Attorney James Prescott, who is representing Prince, said: 'Stores do have a legal right to defend themselves against loss, but there's a way that they have to do that.'

DailyMail.com has reached out to Walgreens for further information and comments.