Gerald Ovitt面临重罪指控,据称通过短信和照片威胁一名熟人使用步枪,违反了先前的保护令。 Gerald Ovitt, facing felony charges, allegedly threatened an acquaintance with a rifle via text and photo, violating a prior protection order.

Greenfield的54岁的Gerald L. Ovitt Jr., 面临多重重罪指控,包括非法拥有武器,以及据称通过文字和照片威胁熟人使用半自动步枪进行严重骚扰。 Gerald L. Ovitt Jr., 54, of Greenfield, faces multiple felony charges including criminal possession of a weapon and aggravated harassment after allegedly threatening an acquaintance with a semi-automatic rifle via text and photo. 警方对骚扰投诉作出回应,发现了火器和弹药,并逮捕了抵抗的Ovitt。 Police responded to a harassment complaint, found the firearm and ammunition, and arrested Ovitt, who resisted. 他非法持有武器,尽管在此前的威胁之后,1月发布了一项极端危险保护令,包括一项“用弹弓冲洗”的命令。 He was in illegal possession of the weapon despite an extreme-risk protection order issued in January following prior threats, including one about "washing out with buckshot." 这一事件是在卡车修理纠纷之后发生的,并导致发现一支被盗的猎枪和一项心理健康评估。 That incident followed a dispute over truck repairs and led to discovery of a stolen shotgun and a mental health evaluation. Ovitt被提审,关押在Saratoga县监狱;当局正在调查他是如何获得步枪的。 Ovitt was arraigned and is being held in Saratoga County Jail; authorities are investigating how he obtained the rifle.