A teenager is facing felony charges after he allegedly threatened to beat his neighbors to death with a hammer.Anthony Vitella, 19, was arrested on two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, according to the Okeechobee County Sheriff's Office.MUGSHOTS: Who Got Arrested In South Florida In 2014? It all started Saturday evening on 106th Street when neighbors heard the teenager’s father yelling for help. The couple across the street went over and found the father struggling with his son. They helped restrain the teenager, who was apparently upset with his girlfriend, WPBF 25 News' John Dzenitis reported.Investigators said Vitella turned his anger on his neighbors for restraining him. Later that evening, Vitella was seen speeding up and down the road in his truck, honking and yelling at his neighbors.MOBILE/TABLET USERS: Watch The VideoDeputies said Vitella then armed himself with a hammer, went into his neighbor’s yard, and screamed that he was going to “beat their brains in” and yelled to the man to “come and get you some of this hammer.”The neighbor, fearing for his life, brought out his shotgun and kept Vitella at bay until deputies arrived and arrested him, Dzenitis reported.ALSO: View, Share Breaking News Photos On WPBF.com's u local:9146236

A teenager is facing felony charges after he allegedly threatened to beat his neighbors to death with a hammer.

Anthony Vitella, 19, was arrested on two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, according to the Okeechobee County Sheriff's Office.

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It all started Saturday evening on 106th Street when neighbors heard the teenager’s father yelling for help. The couple across the street went over and found the father struggling with his son. They helped restrain the teenager, who was apparently upset with his girlfriend, WPBF 25 News' John Dzenitis reported.

Investigators said Vitella turned his anger on his neighbors for restraining him. Later that evening, Vitella was seen speeding up and down the road in his truck, honking and yelling at his neighbors.

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Deputies said Vitella then armed himself with a hammer, went into his neighbor’s yard, and screamed that he was going to “beat their [expletive] brains in” and yelled to the man to “come and get you some of this hammer.”

The neighbor, fearing for his life, brought out his shotgun and kept Vitella at bay until deputies arrived and arrested him, Dzenitis reported.

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