Hasani Ferguson, of Inwood, charged with making threat of mass harm to customers at Bingo Wholesale store
Nassau County police arrested Hasani Ferguson, 36, of Inwood. Credit: Jonathan Singh
Nassau County police arrested an Inwood man, charging him with menacing and making antisemitic threats against a woman and her 7-year-old daughter Sunday in a Bingo Wholesale store.
Police said the woman was shopping in the store at about 10:30 a.m. at the corner of Burnside Avenue and Nassau Expressway when a man confronted them, holding his hand in the shape of a gun and making shooting sounds. The man made antisemitic threats, police said.
He ran out of the store making additional threats and shooting gestures at other shoppers, police said.
Police arrested Hasani Ferguson, 36, at about 11:30 a.m. on Sheridan Avenue in Inwood, charging him with making a threat of mass harm, menacing and disorderly conduct. He was scheduled to be arraigned Monday in First District Court in Hempstead.
John Asbury is a breaking news and general assignment reporter. He has been with Newsday since 2014 and previously worked at The Press-Enterprise in Riverside, California.
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