Two Guilford teens are accused of crawling around, military style in a Branford Wal-Mart, and scaring children while pointing toy guns at them and yelling things including “headshot” and “bang.”
Police responded to Wal-Mart, at 120 Commercial Parkway, around 7 p.m. on Tuesday after a store employee reported that a customer was saying he was going to “snap” and was pointing a toy gun at little children while yelling, “headshot, headshot,” according to police.
Police arrived and detained Joseph O’Buck, 19, of Guilford, as well as a 17-year-old boy who are suspected of several threatening acts that were captured on one of their cell phone cameras, including military-type crawling through the store, sneaking up behind customers, tapping on the floor and yelling “bang” when the customer looked, police said.
They were also spotted climbing on store racks, pretending to “pick people off” and yelling, “headshot,” policed said.
O’Buck was arrested and charged with first-degree threatening, breach of peace and risk of injury to a minor. He was released on a written promise to appear in New Haven Court at 9 a.m. on March 10.
The 17-year-old Guilford boy was charged with first-degree threatening and breach of peace. He was released to his parents and referred to juvenile court.
