Los Angeles Times building incident

Los Angeles police talk to a man taken into custody in the lobby of the Los Angeles Times building in downtown Friday night after he allegedly made a threat. The man is an employee of VXI Global Solutions, a tenant in the building. (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

April 18, 2014 10:01 PM PT

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A call center worker was taken into custody Friday night, accused of making a threat at the L.A. Times building in downtown Los Angeles.

Officers escort the suspect to a squad car. He was later identified as Matthew Lowes, 28. (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)

The suspect, Matthew Lowes, allegedly handed his supervisor a bag of ammunition and told her, “I’m not afraid to shoot people, but I don’t want to go to jail.” Lowes is also believed to have told his supervisor that he was depressed and that he carried a weapon because he thought he was being followed. No gun was found. (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)

The Los Angeles Times building, directly across the street from LAPD headquarters, was placed on lockdown about 8 p.m. (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)