An East Palo Alto man pleaded not guilty to charges of criminal threats Tuesday after allegedly threatening to shoot relatives of his neighbor following an argument, according to the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office.

Larry Darnell Hill, 51, was also in possession of multiple guns despite having five prior felony convictions from between 1992 and 2000 that prohibit him from owning firearms or ammunition, prosecutors said.

“It created enormous fear on (the victims’) part, which is a requirement for the statute — that the victim has true fear,” said San Mateo County District Attorney Stephen M. Wagstaffe. “In other words, you can’t think it’s just (nonsense) language, you have to fear that it’s going to happen. And both of them reported to the police that it did. That’s serious,

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