MIRAMAR, Fla. -- Surveillance video of suspended Miramar Commissioner Fitzroy Salesman allegedly pulling a gun on a shopper inside a Winn Dixie store on Nov. 21 was released on Monday by the Broward County State Attorney's Office.

The video shows a confrontation that leads up to the incident that led to felony charges against Salesman. The incident happened at the supermarket at 3108 South University Drive around 10 p.m. The alleged victims Roderick Harris and Laza Vious Hudson told Local 10 that Salesman began arguing with them in the checkout line. Hudson and Salesman began arguing after Salesman began to talk loudly about the long lines at the store.

Hudson said that Salesman then stood directly in front of the shopping cart Hudson was using, preventing him from leaving the store. When he became frustrated, Hudson told Salesman that they should "take the argument outside." At one point Salesman brandished a .45 caliber handgun he had tucked into the waistband of his pants, according to police.

Supermarket employees said that chaos erupted when customers saw Salesman take out the weapon as people began running for cover.

Salesman was released from the Broward County Jail after posting $5,000 bail. He would face a minimum sentence of three years in prison if convicted.

Gov. Charlie Crist suspended Salesman and a special election in Miramar is scheduled on March 11 to temporarily fill his seat.

Salesman's attorney, Eric Schwartzreich, said that his client was defending himself because he felt threatened.