A 43-year-old New York man has been arrested after pointing a gun at a 6-year-old boy over a goody bag on his porch.
Police say on Saturday, at around 7:25 pm in Manhasset, New York, a 42-year-old woman, 42, drove her daughter, two (2) sons, and nephew to 138 Rockcrest Road.
The daughter was dropping a goody bag off at her friend’s house.
The daughter, 10, and son, 6, exited the vehicle and approached the house.
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They rang the doorbell and left a goody bag full of candy for Halloween on the porch, before returning to the vehicle.
The woman drove down the block when her daughter realized that the address may have been incorrect.
They returned to the address, and the the 6-year-old boy exited the vehicle to retrieve the goody bag from the porch.
Police say the front door opened, and a male stepped out of the house and pointed a black handgun at the boy’s head.
The police were notified, and Michael Yifan Wen, 43, was arrested without incident.
Wen is charged with Menacing 2nd Degree and Endangering the Welfare of a Child. He was arraigned on Sunday, October 29, 2023, at First District Court, Hempstead.
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