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Slate Belt Senior Pointed Gun At Neighbor, Police Claim

A Northampton County man is accused of threatening his neighbor with a gun, say authorities. 

Robert Overpeck Sr.

Robert Overpeck Sr.

Photo Credit: Slate Belt Regional Police Dept.

Robert Overpeck Sr., 84, of Wind Gap, is charged with misdemeanor counts of terroristic threats, simple assault, and reckless endangerment, Slate Belt Regional Police wrote in a release. 

The neighbor claimed to police that on April 13, Overpeck walked onto her property, pulled a gun from a holster, and pointed it at her, the department said. A search of his home turned up a revolver in a holster as well as a rifle, police wrote. 

His bail was set at $20,000 and he will appear in court for a preliminary hearing on May 2, state judicial records show. 

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