Allegedly Flashing a Toy Handgun Leads to Charges

Two men were arrested last week after allegedly threatening another driver on Route 28 with a toy handgun.

Jeffrey Meuse, 20, of Sandown, and Garrett Maddox, 20, of Atkinson, were arrested on July 29, 2015, and charged with disorderly conduct, criminal threatening, and reckless conduct.

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According to police, at around 1:15 p.m. Salem dispatch received a call from “a frightened motorist” on Route 28, alleging that a vehicle, traveling north, pointed a silver handgun out of the window.

Dispatch took down what Lt. Joel Dolan called “a detailed vehicle description” and later, a detective spotted the vehicle and pulled it over.

“Officers were able to locate a silver toy ‘cap’ gun in the vehicle matching the description given by the caller,” Dolan noted.

Both Meuse and Maddox were arrested and are due in court on Sept. 14.

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