On Tuesday morning, within 10 minutes of each other, two men were arrested after they brandished replica weapons and threatened people around them.

In Beaverton around 9:30 a.m., a man pointed a BB gun rifle at a sheriff’s deputy and then ran into his house, refusing to come out. Ten minutes later, another man in east Portland stood on a TriMet platform and threatened community members with a replica gun.

Washington County Sgt. Danny DiPietro said around 9:30 a.m., callers reported a man, later identified as Daniel Bean, was making “gun gestures” with his hands at passing cars on Southwest Oleson Road. DiPietro said a deputy arrived. Bean, 34, confronted the deputy with what looked like a rifle, and then ran into his home.

DiPietro said the deputy, who was alone, called for backup. Other officers as well as tactical and crisis teams arrived and tried to contact Bean. DiPietro said Bean seemed to be having a mental health crisis.

“He was very manic, he was breaking windows in his own home, throwing objects at police,” DiPietro said.

Eventually police were able to communicate with Bean and he came out of his house. He was arrested on charges of menacing and second-degree disorderly conduct.

DiPietro would not release the name of the deputy whom Bean pointed the rifle at. He said he didn’t know why the deputy didn’t shoot Bean when he threatened him, and that he didn’t know at the time that the rifle was not real.

Around 9:40 a.m., police were called to the East 122nd Avenue MAX station after TriMet fare inspectors reported that a man was threatening to shoot community members. Police arrived and arrested Ryan Larson, 32. They found a replica gun nearby. Police also learned that Larson was wanted on a probable cause arrest from an earlier robbery.

Larson was arrested and charged with robbery, interfering with public transportation and disorderly conduct.

—Jayati Ramakrishnan; 503-221-4320; jramakrishnan@oregonian.com; @JRamakrishnan

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