Charges filed against man accused of brandishing gun at juveniles in Livermore park

"The suspect, Gregory Polson, of Livermore, was charged Tuesday with two felony counts of child abuse and felony counts of possession of a firearm by a narcotic addict and possession of an assault weapon. He was also charged with two misdemeanor counts of exhibiting a deadly weapon and single misdemeanor counts of possession of cocaine, possession of dangerous fireworks, possession of metal knuckles and possession of an injection/ingestion device."

"He was initially being held in lieu of $190,000 bail. But at his arraignment Wednesday in Dublin, he was released on his own recognizance, over the objections of the prosecutor, by Judge Kevin Wong. The conditions of his release include staying 10 yards away from the park, not possessing any firearms and reporting to pre-trial services for drug addiction treatment, according to court records."

"The confrontation happened about 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Bill Clark Park in the 5400 block of Hillflower Drive. Polson was upset over a group of juveniles engaged in informal boxing matches at the park, according to court records. He got into a verbal confrontation with them, allegedly brandished a handgun at them and ordered them to leave, before he put the gun back in his waistband and walked away, police said."

Authorities charged 45-year-old Gregory Polson with ten counts after he allegedly pulled a gun on juveniles participating in informal boxing matches at Bill Clark Park. Charges include two felony child abuse counts, felony possession of a firearm by a narcotic addict, possession of an assault weapon, two misdemeanor counts of exhibiting a deadly weapon, and misdemeanor counts for cocaine, dangerous fireworks, metal knuckles and an injection/ingestion device. He was initially held on $190,000 bail but was released on his own recognizance at arraignment with conditions to stay 10 yards from the park, not possess firearms, and report for drug treatment. Officers arrested him at his home and recovered multiple firearms, ammunition, suspected cocaine and drug paraphernalia.

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