A Florida man is behind bars after police say he threatened to shoot some youngsters simply because they made waves by his boat.
Christopher Evensen, 43, now faces 5 counts of aggravated assault with a lethal weapon and improper exhibition of a harmful weapon following his heated confrontation with a number of youngsters that occurred on Oct. 4 on the Intracoastal Waterway in New Smyrna Seaside.
Authorities say Evensen was driving his boat on the waterway when he encountered some youngsters close by making a wake, in any other case often known as a disturbed path of water.
“The person reportedly pointed a handgun on the juveniles and made verbal threats, stating he would shoot them. A number of juveniles on the water on the time confirmed that the suspect aimed the weapon of their route whereas yelling threats,” New Smyrna Seaside Police wrote in a Fb submit.
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A witness advised WSVN that he noticed Evensen yell threats on the youngsters.
“He was threatening all of them, ‘Come over right here to the boat ramp, come park your boat, and I’ll kill all y’all,’” stated Kevin Buchans.
Buchans stated Evensen supplied him whiskey proper after yelling on the youngsters.
“‘That is likely to be why you’re in an argument with these different individuals within the boat, since you sound such as you’ve had an excessive amount of to drink already,’ is what I advised him,” Buchans recalled.
A police report additionally stated one teen took cellphone video footage of the encounter, which reportedly confirmed Evensen attain into his pocket and seize a silver and black merchandise that resembled the form of a semi-automatic handgun.
In accordance with WESH, the victims advised police that he “pointed a gun and waved it at us,” and that he stated he would “shoot them and watch them bleed out.”
“He’s an grownup, he ought to know higher,” Buchans stated.
Police later caught up with Evensen at his house. The 43-year-old admitted to yelling on the youngsters and performing “silly,” however he denied ever having a gun with him.
He later confessed that he lied in regards to the weapon possession.
He was booked into the Volusia County Department Jail and later launched after posting his $25,500 bond.
