Man Detained After Threatening Kids With Pistol

A man who threatened four children with a pistol was detained at Koltsovo Airport in Yekaterinburg, according to the Investigative Committee.

Consensus

• A 41-year-old man was arrested at Koltsovo Airport in Yekateringburg.
• The man threatened four children aged 8–12 years with a pistol.
• The incident occurred on July 29 near a residential building on Rozы Lyusemburg Street.
• The children were taken to the Iset River by the suspect.
• The suspect ordered the children to drown themselves.
• The conflict was triggered by the children teasing the suspect's daughter.
• An investigation was launched, including a site inspection, witness interviews, and expert examinations.
• The suspect did not resist arrest.
• Criminal charges were filed under two articles: hooliganism with use of a weapon and threat of murder.
• The suspect was detained and the investigation will request pre-trial detention.

Points of divergence

• The suspect was apprehended immediately after returning from abroad. — vm
• The suspect was charged under two articles: hooliganism with use of a weapon, and threat of murder, with a possible sentence of up to seven years in prison. — vm
• A separate incident involving a woman from Moscow who assaulted a teenage girl was reported, with the woman allegedly offering money to settle the conflict. — vm

Coverage (2 sources)

• The man who threatened to kill four children was detained at Koltsovo airport — Вечерняя Москва
• Man who threatened four children with a pistol detained at Koltsovo Airport in Yekaterinburg, said the Investigative Committee. — ТАСС (Telegram)

Key entities

• Kol'tsevo
• SK
• Yekaterinburg
• Media
• Russia
• TASS
• Investigative Committee
• Sverdlovsk Oblast
• Isset
• Yekaterinburg