BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — A Buffalo man is accused of threatening employees at a North Buffalo supermarket.
The Erie County District Attorney's Office announced that 33-year-old Andrew J. Marsh was arraigned in Buffalo City Court on one count of making a terroristic threat and one count of seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.
The district attorney's office said around 3:15 p.m. Tuesday a store manager at a supermarket on the 2100 block of Elmwood Avenue asked Marsh to leave the store after he allegedly harassed another customer. Marsh then allegedly made a threat toward the manager and two employees that referenced the mass shooting that occurred at the Tops on Jefferson Avenue on May 14.
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When officers responded to investigate the incident, a small amount of suspected heroin was allegedly found inside Marsh's pants pocket.
According to the district attorney's office, prosecutors requested Marsh be held pending the results of a forensic examination but that request was denied by the court. Marsh was released on his own recognizance as the charges are non-qualifying offenses for bail.
Marsh faces a maximum sentence of seven years in prison and is scheduled to return Thursday for a felony hearing.
“This defendant is accused of threatening employees at another supermarket while we continue to investigate this horrific shooting and grieve this tragedy. Again, I remind all that any threat will be thoroughly investigated and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law."
