"It created enormous fear on (the victims') part, which is a requirement for the statute that the victim has true fear, said San Mateo County District Attorney Stephen M. Wagstaffe. In other words, you can't think it's just (nonsense) language, you have to fear that it's going to happen. And both of them reported to the police that it did. That's serious, and we just can't allow that to occur."
"There had been neighbor problems while Hill lived next door to the reporting party. Hill believed that his neighbor was spying on him when he went into his backyard, Wagstaffe said. Following an argument with the pair, Hill pulled out a handgun and racked it while threatening to shoot the victims, prosecutors said. Hill told each of the two victims, I'm gonna pop your (expletive)."
Larry Darnell Hill, 51, pleaded not guilty to criminal threats after allegedly threatening to shoot relatives of his neighbor following a Sept. 5 argument. Prosecutors say Hill possessed multiple guns despite five prior felony convictions from 1992 to 2000 that bar firearm or ammunition ownership. Victims reported true fear after Hill pulled a handgun, racked it, and threatened them. Police say the incident was captured on video. A search warrant yielded an AR-15 rifle, ammunition, a loaded handgun, a police scanner and five cell phones in a shed behind Hill's home.
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