Man Arrested after Allegedly Threatening Neighbors

TYLER � A Tyler man has been arrested after allegedly making threats in his neighborhood. Steve Slay Laughlin was taken into custody on unrelated charges. There have been three separate reports in just one week of Laughlin waving a firearm and threatening to shoot people. One neighbor says, �He has said that he has a gun on him and if anything gets in his yard, be it a pet, an adult, or a child, he will not discriminate on which and he will handle the problem.� The resident said she wants to remain anonymous, in fear of retaliation. Tyler police say they�ve been out to the house several times in the past week. Public record shows Laughlin has two counts of theft and one alcohol related charge on his record. We�ll have more on this story as more information is released.