The man was taken into custody after he was spotted staked out in front of the Brooklyn home of an Iranian activist and journalist.
A man taken into custody in New York after being spotted lingering outside the home of a prominent Iranian activist and journalist while in possession of an AK-47-style rifle has been indicted on gun charges in a New York court, records show.According to NBC New York, the man, identified as Khalid Mehdiyev, was charged with one count of possessing a firearm, the Chinese-made AK-47-style rifle with a destroyed serial number that police found in his possession.
The complaint said that Mehdiyev arrived in an SUV with Illinois plates, and it is believed that he ordered food that was delivered to his car. He then is accused of lingering outside of the home and trying to look into the residence's windows, and it is alleged that he tried to open the door. “I came here in America to be safe,” Alinejad said. “First, they were trying to kidnap me. And now I see a man with a loaded gun trying to enter my house. I mean, it’s shocking.”