Florida man allegedly threatened teens with gun on Intracoastal
A day on the water ended in a trip to the Volusia County Jail for a local man after police say he threatened a group of teenagers with a gun.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. - A 43-year-old Florida man was arrested and booked into jail, accused of pointing a gun at several kids and threatening to shoot them because they allegedly were creating waves near his boat, according to the New Smyrna Beach Police Department.
What we know:
The alleged incident happened on Oct. 4 on the Intracoastal Waterway in New Smyrna Beach.
According to the police report, the man, later identified as Christopher Evensen, "became irate" with the group of juveniles for allegedly creating a wake within the intracoastal waterway and near his boat. One of