Yorktown man faces felony charges after allegedly threatening victim with loaded gun

YORKTOWN, N.Y. — A 51-year-old Yorktown man is facing multiple felony charges after allegedly threatening a victim with a loaded gun during a physical altercation.  

Antoine Michael Arnold was arrested Wednesday evening following the incident. According to police, the firearm displayed during the altercation had both a defaced serial number and was unlawfully possessed. According to the police, the firearm was also found in a location that endangered the welfare of a child. 

Arnold has been charged with four felonies: second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a class C felony; third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a defaced firearm, a class D felony; second-degree possession of a weapon, with intent to use, a class C felony; third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, previous conviction, a class D felony. He was also charged with menacing and endangering the welfare of a child, both class A misdemeanors. 

After processing, Arnold was arraigned at the Yorktown Justice Court and remanded to the Westchester County Department of Corrections. He is due back in court on Tuesday, Feb. 18 at 6 p.m.