Overview

• Michael Yifan Wen, 43, was arrested and charged with menacing and endangering the welfare of a child for pointing a gun at a six-year-old child who mistakenly left a Halloween 'boo bag' of candy on his porch.
• The incident occurred when the boy, along with his sibling and other family members, attempted to retrieve the goody bag upon realizing they had left it at the wrong address, before Wen allegedly pointed a black handgun at the boy's head.
• Wen's attorney, William Zou, stated that there had been recent incidents of door banging at Wen's home that had put the family on edge, indicating those incidents might have influenced Wen's aggressive reaction.
• Wen pleaded not guilty at his arraignment to charges that include Menacing 2nd Degree and Endangering the Welfare of a Child, with a following court hearing scheduled for November 13th.
• The defense strategy suggests that the incident was a misunderstanding triggered by past events, specifically citing recent incidents where teenagers were allegedly banging on Wen's door.