CORTLAND — Four individuals were arrested Friday, April 18, after allegedly threatening multiple victims with a BB gun and knives in the area of Union Street, according to the City of Cortland Police Department.
Officers responded to 8 Union Street at approximately 1:04 p.m. following reports of someone pointing a firearm from a silver vehicle.
Upon arrival, officers learned the suspects had fled westbound on Union Street toward Owego Street.
Witnesses told police that victims were initially verbally confronted on Main Street by subjects in a vehicle before the situation escalated when the same group returned.
According to victims, four individuals exited the vehicle, with the driver, identified as Michael V. Reyna, 25, allegedly threatening several people with what appeared to be a handgun.
Elizabeth Glover, 23, reportedly brandished a knife, holding it to one victim’s stomach while making threats.
Two additional suspects, Robert Petit, 18, who was also allegedly seen with the firearm, and Mason Aleba, 19, who reportedly possessed a knife during the incident, were involved in the confrontation.
Officers located the suspect vehicle at 38 Owego Street and detained all four individuals.
A search of Reyna’s vehicle yielded a black Sig Sauer-style BB gun matching the description of the weapon used in the incident, while additional knives were recovered from Petit’s vehicle.
All four suspects were positively identified by witnesses and victims during a show-up conducted by officers.
Each suspect has been charged with criminal possession of a weapon in the 4th degree (A misdemeanor), menacing in the 2nd degree (A misdemeanor), and harassment in the 2nd degree (violation).
