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 in the hamlet.
Police said the woman was shopping with her daughter in the store about 10:30 a.m. at 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, according to police.
Police arrested Hasani Ferguson, 36, about 11:30 a.m. on Sheridan Avenue in Inwood, charging him with making a threat of mass harm, menacing and disorderly conduct.
At Ferguson's arraignment Monday at First District Court in Hempstead, he pleaded not guilty and was released with nonmonetary conditions and a temporary order of protection, according to court records.
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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