Man Arrested For Threatening TV Show Workers

Published on February 18, 2012, 6:04 pm
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A man is accused of threatening a television crew with a knife inside a business Saturday afternoon on Long Island.

Police say 29-year-old Carlos Borbon was walking on Main Street in Babylon around 02:00 p.m. when he saw a television crew from the Animal Planet show “Tanked” shooting at Plessers Appliances located at 6 E. Main Street .

Police say that Borbon got into an altercation with one of the workers, pulled out a knife and threatened to kill them. Borbon then fled the scene and ran down Main Street chased by the television crew and store workers.

Borbon ran into a French pasty store on Main Street where he was cornered by police. Officers arrested Borbon and found the knife.

Borbon was charged with Menacing 2nd Degree, Resisting Arrest, and Criminal Possession of a Weapon 4th Degree.

 

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