Crime & Safety
Man Faces Menacing Charge For Threatening Another With A Weapon
A judge issued a temporary order of protection for the victim.
YORKTOWN, NY — A Yorktown Heights man was arrested after police said he threatened someone with a firearm. Yorktown Police said Joseph B. Porticelli, 45, of Ferncrest Drive, was charged with second-degree menacing, a misdemeanor.
On May 31 around 1 p.m., police responded to a Yorktown residence for a report of someone menacing another with a firearm.
Police said Porticelli had threatened the victim with the weapon and left the scene.
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Porticelli was eventually located and arrested in Cortlandt Manor. He was taken to Yorktown Police Department where he was processed.
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Porticelli was arraigned by a judge, who issued a temporary order of protection for the victim, and then he was released on $200 bail
He is due back in Yorktown Justice Court June 6.
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