A man was arrested after being accused of pointing a gun at parents confronting him after nearly running over their children with his car while they were trick-or-treating in Enfield, police said.
Officials said they responded to the area of 372 George Washington Road at approximately 8:30 p.m.
Parents in the area confronted a man driving a silver Saturn while on Silver Lane after he allegedly almost hit their children with his car as they were trick-or-treating in the neighborhood, according to authorities.
The man, 20-year-old Robert Corey, is accused of getting into a physical altercation with one of the parents. He then took out a gun, causing the parents and children to run from the scene, officials said.
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Authorities said Corey then "racked a round" and held it over his head.
Responding officers found Corey and recovered a loaded pistol. He was also found to be in possession of cocaine, police said.
Corey was arrested and faces charges including criminally negligent storage of a firearm, storage of a firearm in a motor vehicle, criminal possession of a firearm, possession of narcotics and more. He was held on a $50,000 bond.
