The son of a New York City firefighter who died in 9/11, Kings Point resident Andrew Ielpi, 19, was arrested May 14 for menacing after allegedly pointing a gun at police, according to Nassau County Police Department detectives.
Also arrested was Kings Point resident Anthony Guerrero, 19.
Police responded to a call on Steamboat Road for an unknown problem. A Kings Point resident told officers he was receiving threatening phone calls and had been menaced with a handgun on Steamboat Road on May 6 by Ielpi and Guerrero, police said. Investigation revealed Ielpi was located at Great Neck Glass on 739 Middle Neck Road.
Officers responded to that location, walked down an alley and were allegedly confronted by Ielpi, who pointed a handgun at them, police said. Ielpi then ran into the glass shop where officers said they were able to apprehend him without incident. A .357 Magnum was recovered at the scene, according to police.
The complainant identified Ielpi as the person who menaced him with a handgun.
Guerrero was also arrested at the scene as the second person involved in the May 6 menacing incident and a modified Mossberg 12 gauge was recovered from his car, according to police.
Ielpi’s father Jon was a New York City firefighter who perished on 9/11.
His grandfather Lee, himself a retired NYC firefighter, searched the rubble for days to help recover his son and others. He now suffers the World Trade Center disease that afflicted and claimed the lives of so many first responders.
The Great Neck resident founded the September 11th Families’ Association and co-founded the Tribute WTC Visitor Center.
Ielpi was charged with two counts of criminal possession of a weapon second degree, menacing a police officer, menacing second degree, and aggravated harassment second degree. He was remanded without bail and faces up to 15 years in prison.
Guerrero was charged with criminal possession of a weapon 3rd degree and menacing 2nd degree. Bail was set at $30,000 bond or $15,000 cash.
