Charlotte County deputies arrested a 68-year-old Punta Gorda man after he allegedly pulled a loaded gun on two fence contractors. He reportedly shouted racial slurs and death threats at the contractors, according to the Tampa Free Press. The man, Shelton H. Roy Jr., now faces aggravated assault charges with a hate crime slant attached. Deputies say he was trying to walk away as they arrived.
The call came in just after 2:30 p.m. on June 17, when several people reported an armed standoff between two men on Sabalwood Drive. Roy ignored the deputies’ orders to stop, so they took him to the ground. They then handcuffed him to secure the area. He was the only person taken into custody.
Investigators say the trouble started before the 911 calls. Two contractors were unloading materials to put up a new fence on the property next to Roy’s house. Roy approached them, screaming racist remarks and threatening to kill them if they kept working, then sat on the tailgate of a nearby truck and kept it up from about ten feet away…