Police: Easton Man Threatened People With Gun

An Easton man who served a state prison sentence for trying to hire a hitman to kill a witness has been visiting Bangor recently.

Almost two weeks ago, Timothy Christopher Glasgow, 29, was wearing a mask when he allegedly pointed two guns at three people gathered at a house, demanded $120 he apparently thought he was owed, and threatened to shoot them.

”There are 14 rounds in each gun and I could and I would shoot you and not think twice,” court records say he told the three.

He was back in Bangor Thursday night, allegedly carrying one gun, still seeking the $120, and driving a black 2005 Dodge Durango with two males inside.

But this time he met up with borough police – thanks to one of the three people in the gun incident who went to authorities, the records say.

Glasgow, who violated his parole because he allegedly was carrying the gun, was charged with three counts each of robbery and simple assault, one count of possession of a firearm prohibited, and one count of prohibited offensive weapons for allegedly having a black collapsible baton, “which could afflict serious bodily injury which serves no common lawful purpose,” the charges say.

Glasgow, of 618 Ferry St., was arraigned Friday morning by on-duty District Judge Jackie Taschner of Palmer Township and committed to Northampton County Prison in lieu of $100,000 bail.

The records do not say if the two males with Glasgow have been charged.

A criminal complaint filed by Bangor Officer Kevin Lillis tells the following story:

--Lillis attributes the information about the gun threat incident to one of three people – all friends – hanging out around 9pm Dec. 9, a Sunday, at a house on the 200 block of N. Fourth St. in Bangor.

--The male victim – the others were a male and a female – said they were in a screened porch when a masked man – later identified as Glasgow – approached them and demanded $120. He was armed with two pistols. The complaint does not say if the three were acquainted with Glasgow.

--Glasgow threatened to shoot them then entered the porch, sat down at a table and pointed the pistols at the three. The male victim said one pistol was black and the other was two-toned – half black and half orange. The complaint identifies the two-toned gun as a black and pink .22-caliber Sig Sauer Mosquito handgun.

--Glasgow told the male victim to call someone identified with the initials “A.B.” on the victim’s cell phone and to put the phone on speaker mode. The victim called several times but got no answer. Glasgow demanded the cell phone numbers of the victim and A.B.

--Glasgow told the victim that he – the victim – must think of a way to pay Glasgow “for A.B.’s mistake.” Glasgow then stood up and left the house.

--Fast forward to about 10:30 Thursday night. Lillis was met by the male victim, who said that on Monday (Dec. 17) Glasgow – now without a mask -- approached him in a black SUV and said “I’m the guy with the guns.” Glasgow told the victim that he – the victim – needs to make arrangements to pay him the money.

--The victim said Glasgow sent him a text message – it’s not clear when the victim received the text – to meet him at the Turkey Hill on Market Street (Route 512) in Bangor. The victim replied that he would.

--Lillis and  Bangor Officer Glen Connolly set up surveillance on N. 11th Street across from Turkey Hill. They were in contact with the victim, who said he got a text from Glasgow that there were “cops” at Turkey Hill and to meet him instead on N. Eighth Street in the borough. Connolly, meanwhile, spotted Glasgow’s black Durango.

--Connolly called the county 911 center to say police were going to make a traffic stop on the 100 block of N. Eighth Street. That’s where they took Glasgow into custody. He told them he had a gun, and they found the Sig Sauer pistol under a passenger seat. He also told them he is on parole and is a convicted felon.

In July 2003, a Lehigh County judge sentenced Glasgow to a seven- to 14-year state prison term for his attempt to hire a hit man to kill a witness, as well as for burglaries and car thefts, according to a story in The Morning Call.

The hit man turned out to be an undercover state police trooper. Glasgow pleaded no contest to the hit man charge and either guilty or no contest to the other charges.

Glasgow said he committed the crimes to pay for a drug habit. He said his crime spree yielded him about $2,000, according to The Call story.

Judge Robert Steinberg called him misguided but intelligent. "You have a lot of ability. You just haven't used that ability," Steinberg said.

Glasgow was released from Graterford State Prison in April 2011, his file from the Bangor case says.