Florida man, 66, ‘threatens his neighbors with an AR-15 rifle and repeatedly bangs their front door after he thought they drove on his lawn’
- Michael Boston, 66, of Bradenton, Florida, was arrested after threatening his neighbors with an AR-15 on Thursday
- Boston became upset after he thought his neighbors drove over his lawn with their vehicle, authorities say
- He reportedly told one victim he was going to ‘shoot that motherf*****’
- Authorities say Boston did not know his neighbors and did not see the alleged incident beforehand
- Boston has been charged with two felony counts of using a deadly weapon without intent to kill
Michael Boston (pictured) is accused of threatening his neighbors with a AR-15 rifle because he thought they drove over his lawn
A Florida man threatened his neighbors with an AR-15 rifle and aggressively banged on their front door after he thought they drove on his lawn, authorities say.
The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office says Michael Boston, 66, became enraged after he believed his neighbors drove across his lawn near Mill Creek Road in Bradenton.
Although Boston did not personally know his neighbors and did not see the alleged incident, he presumed they were the cause of the ruts in his yard.
Boston approached the victims’ home and began banging on their door. This sparked a verbal argument between a victim and Boston, WWSB reports.
In response, Boston began walking back to his home and saying he was going to ‘shoot that motherf*****’ while pointing at the victim.
A second person in the house called 911 and while on the phone with authorities, they looked out the window and saw Boston coming towards the home with an AR-15.
The two neighbors hid in the back of the home while waiting for deputies and Boston began banging the front door with the AR-15 in hand.
Since the victims could hear Boston striking the front door, they realized he had bypassed their screened-in front porch to access the area.
![Pictured: Michael Boston's home in Bradenton, Florida, where he alleges neighbors drove over his lawn with their vehicle](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/02/21/23/25041456-8030793-image-m-5_1582326296372.jpg)
Pictured: Michael Boston’s home in Bradenton, Florida, where he alleges neighbors drove over his lawn with their vehicle
![The dangerous ordeal took place between Boston's home (bottom) and the victims' home across the street (top) on Thursday](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/02/21/22/25041452-8030793-image-a-3_1582325977245.jpg)
The dangerous ordeal took place between Boston’s home (bottom) and the victims’ home across the street (top) on Thursday
When deputies arrived, Boston had retreated back to his residence across the street and the victims were still within their home.
Boston was arrested behind his home and was taken into custody with no further incidents.
He has been charged with two felony counts of using a deadly weapon without intent to kill and is being held without bail in a local jail.
It does not appear that anyone sustained injuries during the incident and no one was transported to a medical center.
Boston is expected to attend court on March 13.