Southampton Man Facing Threat Charges

By Timothy Bolger Posted on May 23, 2014

A Southampton man was reportedly arrested Thursday on the Cross Sound Ferry in Connecticut for threatening to kill a relative in Massachusetts after making a similar threat to someone else on Long Island.

Shawn Douglas was charged with carrying a pistol without a permit, breach of peace and marijuana possession, New London Police told The Hartford Courant.

The 42-year-old suspect is expected to face additional charges in New York, the newspaper reported.

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Timothy Bolger

Timothy Bolger is the Editor in Chief of the Long Island Press who’s been working to uncover unreported stories since shortly after it launched in 2003. When he’s not editing, getting hassled by The Man or fielding cold calls to the newsroom, he covers crime, general interest and political news in addition to reporting longer, sometimes investigative features. He won’t be happy until everyone is as pissed off as he is about how screwed up Lawn Guyland is.