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Trick-or-Terror: Man Arrested for Menacing Children and Parent on Halloween Goody Bag Mission

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A Manhasset man, Michael Yifan Wen, has been arrested and charged with Menacing and Endangering the Welfare of a Child after allegedly pointing a handgun at a woman and children who were delivering a Halloween ...

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The Public information office reports the arrest of a Manhasset man for
Menacing that occurred on Saturday, October 28, 2023 at 7:25 pm in Manhasset.
 
According to police, a female, 42, drove her daughter, two (2) sons, and
nephew to 138 Rockcrest Road. The daughter was dropping a goody bag off at her friend’s house. The daughter, 10, and son, 6, exited the vehicle and approached the house. They rang the doorbell and left a goody bag full of candy for Halloween on the porch, before returning to the vehicle. The female drove down the block when her daughter notified her that the address may have been incorrect. They returned to the address and the male, 6, exited the vehicle to retrieve the goody bag from the porch. At this time, the front door opened, a male stepped out of the house and pointed a black handgun at the victim’s head.
 
The police were notified and Michael Yifan Wen, 43, of 138 Rockcrest Road
was arrested without incident.
 
Defendant Wen is charged with Menacing 2 nd Degree and Endangering the
Welfare of a Child. He will be arraigned on Sunday, October 29, 2023 at First District Court, Hempstead.