East Meadow man charged after alleged assault, DWI arrest and weapons discovery

First up and new tonight, an East Meadow man is facing a slew of charges after police say he put his hands around a woman's neck and threatened to kill her. And this allegedly happened with a three year old in the room. Police say this all started as an argument between 42-year-old Robert Gonzalez and the 34-year-old victim. After the alleged attack Saturday night, Gonzalez took off from the home on Mitchell Avenue, police say, and the victim called 911. Police say they pulled Gonzalez over and say he was drunk behind the wheel. And that's not all. Look at the screen. Officers say they found a loaded handgun, drugs, brass knuckles, and throwing stars. It is scary. It is scary when it's close to home. It's scary. Now I'm going to think twice about walking around, especially at dark time because you never know what kind of people you're going to interact with or what can happen. Gonzales is facing charges including DWI, drug and weapons possession and endangering the welfare of a child.