GREENFIELD — The Greenfield man accused of pulling a gun on another man at the Stop & Shop supermarket on Thursday is being held without the right to bail pending a dangerousness hearing.

Luis E. Marin, 39, of Juniper Court, pleaded not guilty in Greenfield District Court on Friday to two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon. He is due back in court on March 23.

According to a police narrative filed by Sgt. Megan Cloutier, she and Officer Marcus Johansson were dispatched to Stop & Shop at approximately 1:45 p.m. on Thursday for a reported threat with a gun. The two spoke with the alleged victim and learned the suspect, later identified as Marin, was in the store. Cloutier and Johansson entered the store and detained Marin so they could speak further with the alleged victim and continue their investigation.

The alleged victim told Cloutier he was driving on Leyden Road and passed the vehicle Marin was driving because it was going too slow. The man said he and Marin pulled into a gas station and the two exchanged words before the alleged victim proceeded to Stop & Shop. He told Cloutier that while he was parking, he saw Marin slow down in front of his vehicle and wave a firearm at him from inside the car before putting it in his lap and parking near the store’s pharmacy entrance.

The alleged victim said he approached the vehicle Marin was in and confronted him about waving the gun. Marin allegedly exited the vehicle, put the gun down the front of his pants, got close to the man and struck him with his left hand. The man told police he retreated into the store out of fear of being shot.

A store employee who was outside for lunch told police she witnessed the altercation and saw Marin punch the man. She said she went inside the store when Marin raised the gun.

According to Cloutier’s report, she later reviewed the supermarket’s security footage and it corroborated the statements given by the alleged victim and the employee. She reports she could clearly see a firearm in Marin’s hand after the two men fought.

According to the police narrative filed by Johansson, the alleged victim said Marin is a former neighbor of his.

Johansson’s report states police used Google Translate to speak with Marin, as he speaks broken English. Marin reportedly told Johansson he had come to Stop & Shop to pick up his wife from work, as he does most days. He said he entered the parking lot through the southern entrance, drove around the outer perimeter and parked in front of the building’s eastern entrance and remained in the driver’s seat. Marin reportedly told police that shortly after he parked, he heard someone knocking on the vehicle’s window. He said he looked up and saw the complainant standing next to the vehicle.

Marin told police he lowered the window and the man immediately began yelling at him. According to Johansson’s report, Marin said he noticed the man had a knife in his pocket and feared the man might use it to assault him.

Marin stated he and the other man continued to argue and the interaction became more heated. He said during the argument the man punched him in the face. He told police he then drove away from the man, parked in the opposite end of the lot and entered the store to get his wife. He said police made contact with him shortly after he entered the store.

According to police, no firearm was located on Marin’s person and searches for one in the immediate area were unsuccessful.

Reach Domenic Poli at: dpoli@recorder.com or
413-930-4120.

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