Roswell woman threatens boss with box cutter after being fired

A Roswell woman is facing charges she threatened her boss with a box cutter and hammer after losing her job.

Roswell police said Kiarra Atkinson Jackson, 23, was fired from her job at Value Village by her manager and she became extremely angry.

Officers arrested her after they said she tried to leave the store.

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