Politics & Government
Police: Bloom 206 Board Member Accuses Board President of Threats
Robert Rossi and Henry Drake got into an angry argument behind closed doors Monday night, but they disagree on how heated it got.
While the Monday meeting was largely incident-free, things got heated between two board members during the lengthy executive session.
Board member Robert Rossi ended up filing a police report Monday night, accusing Board President Henry Drake of threats.
Rossi told police he and Drake were in a conversation about the voting in this year's election when Drake got very upset and threatened to "(profanity) him up" and call his friends to "take care of this tonight."
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Drake was removed from the room by others who were at the meeting, according to the report.
"It was a heated argument," Drake said Wednesday. "I would never threaten another person."
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The board president said he sees the police report as a precautionary measure by Rossi.
"He just made the complaint just in case something happened, thinking I would put my hands on him," Drake added. "Obviously the police aren't after me or anything like that."
Rossi told police he didn't want to pursue the matter but wishes to have the incident on record.
When Drake was appointed board president in May, he and Rossi got into a .
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