A 49-year-old Harrisburg man is accused of threatening a woman with a gun, telling her "If you don't shut your mouth now, you're going to feel how this feels in your head."

Paul John Troiana III

Paul John Troiana III, 49, of the 600 block of Boas Street, was charged Sunday with terroristic threats, simple assault and illegal possession of a firearm.

Harrisburg police said the victim said she woke up Troiana to ask him a question Feb. 11, and he became agitated and pulled out a handgun from a bedside table.

He pointed the gun at the ceiling, cocked it and threatened her, said the woman. When she told him she was going to the police station to report his action, she said he told her, "If the cops come, I'll be doing some shooting."

The victim and her son left the home and went to the police station to report the incident. She told police Troiani is not allowed to possess a firearm due to 2003 charges, and said he has multiple weapons in his apartment.

When police arrived to arrest Troiani, they found a sign on the door that stated, "Warning an Army Veteran lives here please do not knock or attempt to enter you could be shot, nothing is worth death or dismemberment." It was on the door prior to the incident, police were told.

Police tried to unlock the door with a key provided by the victim, but the door appeared to be barricaded. The victim said Troiani has barricaded the door before with a metal rod.

The Crisis Response Team was called in, and police began knocking on the doors of surrounding residences to evacuate residents when Troiani opened his door and was taken into custody. He was arraigned and is in Dauphin County prison in lieu of $100,000 bail.

Harrisburg police searched the house, and found a 44-caliber handgun with powder and a ball in it.