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Man faces charges of pointing a firearm after three threatened

By: Staff Writer

Posted: 10/22/2012 1:20 PM

A 44-year-old man is custody facing a variety of weapon charges after three people were threatened early Sunday morning.

A man armed with a gun went to the first 100-block of Isabel Street just before 1 a.m., where he confronted a 52-year-old man and got into an argument with him, police said.

A man and woman who were nearby attempted to intervene. The man threatened the three people and then fled the area.

A suspect was found in the area.

Herminio Managoang Estipular, 44, has been charged with three counts of pointing a firearm, three counts of assault with a weapon, possessing a dangerous weapon, and uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm.

Estipular is being held in custody.

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