17-05-2025
Man points gun at victim, facing threatening and endangerment charges in Naugatuck
NAUGATUCK, Conn. (WTNH) — A Naugatuck man is facing charges after pointing a handgun and threatening a victim on Wednesday, said police.
Police say at 12:15 a.m., a man in a passing car flagged them down to report someone pulling a gun on him at a local gas station. Police investigation determined that the suspect, Ryan Rowe, 20, was in a car with several other occupants that pulled alongside the victim's vehicle.
That is when police said Rowe entered the victim's car, threatened and pointed a gun at him before fleeing the scene. No other occupants exited the vehicle.
Further investigation led police to a house on Field Street, where Rowe was located and taken into custody. His charges include conspiracy to commit threatening in the first degree and conspiracy to commit reckless endangerment in the first degree.
Police are also searching for a second involved suspect, Arlyn Williams, 18, of Naugatuck, who has an active arrest warrant.
Rowe was released on a $100,000 bond and will appear at the Waterbury Superior Court on May 28.
Anyone with information on this incident or the whereabouts of Williams is asked to contact Naugatuck police at 203-729-5222, call the confidential tip line at 203-720-1010, or email pio@
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