Gene Masse, a 51-year-old Tampa man, was arrested following an armed confrontation with law enforcement in Hillsborough County. He allegedly threatened to “kill a bunch of cops” and his family before being taken into custody. (read more)
Masse and his son got into a heated argument at their Leila Avenue home according to reports and the confrontation took a turn when Masse armed himself with a shotgun, threatening to shoot the 19-year-old. He is accused of holding his family at gunpoint and threatening to kill them if they called police, which they eventually did. That led to a standoff with law enforcement before the man eventually surrendered. Police found a loaded shotgun in his home. He was booked and held without bail.
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