Crime & Safety
Worker Threatened With Rifle, Told 'I Will Kill You': Cops
The worker says he was threatened by a man with a rifle for driving too fast and told, "I will kill you," police say.
CUTCHOGUE, NY — An argument in Cutchogue Tuesday led to a worker being threatened with a rifle and told, "I will kill you," police said.
According to Southold Town Police, Thomas Foster, 44, of Cutchogue, was arrested at 4:11 p.m. on Schoolhouse Road in Cutchogue and charged with second degree menacing, a misdemeanor.
A 31-year old Brentwood man said Foster displayed a gun during an argument at the location; he said he was confronted by two men for driving too fast in the area while he was at work, police said.
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An investigation indicated that Foster was the man who confronted the worker and later pulled a rifle from his vehicle, stating, "I will kill you," police said.
Foster was located in a nearby development and placed under arrest, police said.
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No rifle was located, police said.
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