POUGHKEEPSIE – A 39-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday after menacing a person with a handgun in the city and then leading police on a foot pursuit.
Stephen McKinnon was arrested after police responded to a menacing complaint at 3:11 p.m. on August 17. The victim told police that a man had threatened him with a handgun on Noxon Street before fleeing the area in a car.
The officers were given a description of the suspect and the vehicle. Multiple police units converged on the area and witnessed the vehicle pull into a parking lot. While the cops were approaching the car, the suspect got out and attempted to run away.
Officers chased and caught McKinnon without further incident moments later.
A loaded Smith and Wesson .40 caliber handgun that had been reported stolen out of North Carolina was recovered. McKinnon was transported to police headquarters and charged with the two felony counts of criminal possession of a weapon and felony criminal possessions of stolen property. He was also charged with misdemeanor menacing and held pending arraignment.
