Poll worker accused of threatening man at Long Island polling site: NCPD
OCEANSIDE, N.Y. (PIX11) – A poll worker was accused of threatening a voter at a Long Island polling site on Tuesday, which was Election Day, according to the Nassau County Police Department.
It happened at Oaks Elementary School in Oceanside around 3 p.m. The poll worker, identified as 54-year-old Mark W. Sebesta, was accused of making the threat during an argument with a 25-year-old man, police said.
Sebesta was also accused of saying he was a law enforcement agent as police officers tried to diffuse the situation, according to authorities. He's then accused of struggling with the officers as they tried to take him into custody.
Voting was not disrupted during the arrest, police said. Sebesta was charged with menacing, harassment, obstructing governmental administration and criminal impersonation.
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