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Ulster County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a West Hurley residence on Elks Park Road after a contractor claimed to have been threatened at the location at around 11:20 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 1.
The contractor told investigators that while working on the home’s heating system, a man threatened to shoot him, according to sheriff’s officials.
Deputies arrested a 63-year-old man on suspicion of misdemeanor menacing. He was arraigned and released on his own recognizance.
Authorities did not say whether the suspect lived at the residence or speculate on a possible motive for the alleged threat, nor did they publicize the suspect’s name.
Daily Voice has reached out to the Ulster County Sheriff’s Office for comment.
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