MANCHESTER, N.H. (WHDH) - A man is facing a criminal threatening charge after he brandished a gun while he approached another man who had asked him to be quiet in Manchester, New Hampshire on Saturday night, police said.
Officers responding to a report of two people arguing in the area of 389 Whittington Road just before 9 p.m. learned that one of the men had heard Michael Rivera-Fermaint, 30, arguing with a woman and asked them to keep the noise down, according to Manchester police.
At that point, Rivera-Fermaint allegedly started walking toward the other man with a gun in his hand.
Fearing for his safety, police say the other man took out a knife.
The two argued but it never turned physical, police added.
The two eventually separated.
Rivera-Fermaint was arrested and then released on personal recognizance bail.
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