🤔Police: Man arrested menaced others with rifle

[GOYABEAN]

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SCRANTON, Pa. — Police in Lackawanna County said a man armed with an AK-47 rifle menaced others in part of West Scranton on Saturday night.

Officers responded to Oran Street and North Bromley Avenue around 7:30 p.m. According to police, Elvis Ray Nieves-Medina showed up at a porch there carrying the rifle about 15 minutes after getting into a minor verbal argument with someone who lives there.

https://www.wnep.com/article/news/lo...0-2b92bfba48e8

[Mosinshooter762]

I was not there and can not comment much on legalities with the extreme lack of details but it sounds like this may of been able to be handled differently.

In his defense though, what is a minor verbal argument? What is the difference between that and a major verbal argument?

[Walleye Hunter]

What is menacing?

[ROCK-IT3]

I was not there and can not comment much on legalities with the extreme lack of details but it sounds like this may of been able to be handled differently.

In his defense though, what is a minor verbal argument? What is the difference between that and a major verbal argument?

If he had actually shot someone, it would probably be considered major.

[Carson]

Dude shows up on your doorstep carrying an AK after the two of you just had an argument, what are you going to do? Invite him in for krimpets and tea ?

[Carson]

If he had actually shot someone, it would probably be considered major.

Isn*t that what is usually tried to be avoided.

[Walleye Hunter]

Dude shows up on your doorstep carrying an AK after the two of you just had an argument, what are you going to do? Invite him in for krimpets and tea ?

Offer him a snickers

[wa3ra]

He aimed and threatened...hence "menacing".

[RockIsland]

Dude shows up on your doorstep carrying an AK after the two of you just had an argument, what are you going to do? Invite him in for krimpets and tea ?

More like empanadas and rum.

[ROCK-IT3]

Isn*t that what is usually tried to be avoided.

Of course. I was only commenting on the reporting, and what might have made it a major verbal argument in the estimation of the reporter.