Union Street in the city of Cortland. (Photo via Google Maps).
According to a city police report, Jonathan Cepeda, 30, was pointing at what first appeared to be an AR-15 rifle down the street. When officers arrived on scene, Cepeda pointed it at an officer, the report noted.
The officer immediately took cover, as Cepeda “made comments about shooting people,” the report noted. Cepeda then proceeded to “retreat back into his residence,” the report continued.
Cepeda came back out of his residence without the rifle and was taken into custody. Cepeda had a “short struggle” during the arrest attempt, but officers used a taser to “subdue him,” the report stated.
Officers recovered the rifle, which was discovered as an air-soft rifle “disguised to look real,” the report noted.
Cepeda was charged with two counts of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon (a Class-D Felony), two counts of second-degree menacing (a Class-A Misdemeanor) and two counts of second-degree obstructing governmental administration (a Class-A Misdemeanor).
