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Only on 5: Crossing guard: 'It was a threat' after man flashes gun during dispute

Only on 5: Crossing guard: 'It was a threat' after man flashes gun during dispute
REPORTER: THAT’S RIGHT. WE SHOULD POINT OUT THAT NOBODY WAS HURT AND NO SHOTS WERE FIRED. POLICE SEARCHED THE MAN WHO WAS ARRESTED AND THEY SAY THEY FOUND NO GUN. THE CROSSING GUARD WHO WORKS HERE IS ADAMANT HE SAW ONE. AT THE CORNER OF BROADWAY AND HANCOCK STREET IN EVERETT, THIS 68-YEAR-OLD CROSSING GUARD KNOWS HOW TO KEEP STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS IN LINE. DO YOU FEEL HE’S KEEPING THE KIDS SAFE? >> YES, YES, OF COURSE, YEAH. REPORTER: BUT THE CROSSING GUARD WHO GAVE HIS NAME ONLY AS ROY, SAYS YESTERDAY, ONE MOTHER DID NOT APPRECIATE IT WHEN HE STOPPED HER FROM CROSSING THROUGH TRAFFIC. >> SHE DIDN’T LIKE THAT. SO SHE SAYS WE DISRESPECTED HER. I SAYS WE DIDN’T DISRESPECT YOU. WE’RE TRYING TO PROTECT YOU FROM GETTING HIT. REPORTER: ROY SAYS THIS MORNING THE WOMAN’S HUSBAND OR BOYFRIEND APPROACHED HIM, CONTINUED THE ARGUMENT, THEN ROY SAYS MADE A THREATENING GESTURE. >> HE RAISED UP HIS SHIRT WITH THE GUN. I SAID, OK, SO I CALLED 911. REPORTER: WITHIN MINUTES, POLICE ARRESTED 30-YEAR-OLD ISAIAH BLAISE. TOOK HIM TO COURT ON CHARGES OF ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON AND THREATENING TO COMMIT A CRIME. BLAISE WAS RELEASED WITHOUT BAIL, BUT ORDERED TO STAY AWAY FROM ROY. MEANWHILE, ROY, AN ARMY SPECIAL FORCES VETERAN WHO SERVED AND WAS WOUNDED IN VIETNAM, WAS ALREADY BACK AT HIS POST. >> AND I’M DOING IT BECAUSE OF THE KIDS. THAT’S ALL. CAUSE I LOVE THE KIDS. I INTERACT WITH THEM. I HAVE FUN WITH THEM. REPORTER: THE MAN WHO WAS ARRESTED, HE IS FACING CHARGES IN A SIMILAR INCIDENT. PROSECUTOR SAY EARLIER THI
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Only on 5: Crossing guard: 'It was a threat' after man flashes gun during dispute
A man is facing charges after he allegedly threatened an Everett, Massachusetts, crossing guard with a gun.The incident happened Tuesday morning as students were heading to class at Parlin Junior High School in Everett.The crossing guard, who only gave his name as Roy, said he'd had an argument Monday with a woman about proper crossing procedures. Roy said on Tuesday morning, the woman's husband or boyfriend approached him, continued the argument and then raised his shirt to reveal a gun at his waist.“It was like a revolver, almost like a pistol, yeah. With a black handle,” Roy said, adding, “It was a threat.”Roy called 911 and police said 30-year-old Isaiah Blaise was arrested and charged with assault with a deadly weapon and threatening to commit a crime.Blaise appeared in court Tuesday afternoon and was released without having to post bail. The judge, however, ordered Blaise to stay away from Roy.Prosecutors said that Blaise is facing charges in another case from earlier this year, in which he is accused of pulling a knife on a store clerk. The judge also cited a 2010 case out of Arizona."Mr. Blaise, you are on a very, very, very thin patch of ice right now," the judge said.After his court appearance, Blaise spoke with NewsCenter 5's John Atwater Tuesday night and said he did not show a gun to the crossing gun and did not have a gun on him at the time."I would never bring a gun in a kids' school," Blaise said. "All I said was: 'Bro, you disrespect my girl again, there's going to be problems.' And I kept walking."During Blaise's court appearance, prosecutors said police did not find a firearm on the suspect's person while they were taking him into custody. Blaise also said police searched his son's backpack at the school.Roy, 68, has been a crossing guard for four years. He's also retired from Army Special Forces and was wounded in Vietnam.“I got shot in Vietnam, so, I know what it feels like. I know what it's like,” he said, adding he knows how to keep his cool.Extra police were on duty Tuesday afternoon watching over students, families and Roy.Everett police posted a request on Facebook: “Message for the day — it’s not easy being a crossing guard in densely populated areas. Please be nice to these people as they are doing a tough job in an effort to help our kids safely to/from school.”Blaise's next scheduled court appearance is Nov. 4.

A man is facing charges after he allegedly threatened an Everett, Massachusetts, crossing guard with a gun.

The incident happened Tuesday morning as students were heading to class at Parlin Junior High School in Everett.

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The crossing guard, who only gave his name as Roy, said he'd had an argument Monday with a woman about proper crossing procedures. Roy said on Tuesday morning, the woman's husband or boyfriend approached him, continued the argument and then raised his shirt to reveal a gun at his waist.

“It was like a revolver, almost like a pistol, yeah. With a black handle,” Roy said, adding, “It was a threat.”

Roy called 911 and police said 30-year-old Isaiah Blaise was arrested and charged with assault with a deadly weapon and threatening to commit a crime.

Blaise appeared in court Tuesday afternoon and was released without having to post bail. The judge, however, ordered Blaise to stay away from Roy.

Prosecutors said that Blaise is facing charges in another case from earlier this year, in which he is accused of pulling a knife on a store clerk. The judge also cited a 2010 case out of Arizona.

"Mr. Blaise, you are on a very, very, very thin patch of ice right now," the judge said.

After his court appearance, Blaise spoke with NewsCenter 5's John Atwater Tuesday night and said he did not show a gun to the crossing gun and did not have a gun on him at the time.

"I would never bring a gun in a kids' school," Blaise said. "All I said was: 'Bro, you disrespect my girl again, there's going to be problems.' And I kept walking."

During Blaise's court appearance, prosecutors said police did not find a firearm on the suspect's person while they were taking him into custody. Blaise also said police searched his son's backpack at the school.

Roy, 68, has been a crossing guard for four years. He's also retired from Army Special Forces and was wounded in Vietnam.

“I got shot in Vietnam, so, I know what it feels like. I know what it's like,” he said, adding he knows how to keep his cool.

Extra police were on duty Tuesday afternoon watching over students, families and Roy.

Everett police posted a request on Facebook: “Message for the day — it’s not easy being a crossing guard in densely populated areas. Please be nice to these people as they are doing a tough job in an effort to help our kids safely to/from school.”

Blaise's next scheduled court appearance is Nov. 4.