Cops: Man Makes Threat With Pellet Gun

On Thursday evening, Southampton Town police charged a 28-year-old Westhampton man after he made a threat to another person with what appeared to be a revolver.

Police said when they arrived on scene at a home in Westhampton at about 6:00 p.m., they learned that the man had held the gun up to another man in the house and said he was going to "kill him."

Police said after an investigation, they learned that what had been thought to be a revolver was a pellet gun.

Police charged the 28-year-old with menacing in the 2nd degree, a misdemeanor, and harassment in the 2nd degree, a violation.