Man makes threats on video game system

MILFORD, Conn. (AP) - A Connecticut man is accused of using an online video game system to threaten a witness against him in a drugs and gun case.

Authorities say 23-year-old Anthony Hayward of Hamden surrendered to Milford police Tuesday and was charged with intimidating a witness, tampering with a witness and harassment.

Police say Hayward threatened the witness on Xbox Live in December, after having posted $75,000 bail for his arrest in New Haven for allegedly having drugs and a stolen gun in his car. Police say Hayward wrote "Rats Die Slow" and called the witness "a dead man walking."

Hayward was arraigned Tuesday in Milford Superior Court and ordered held on $50,000 bail. He's due back in court April 30.

Hayward's lawyer argued for a lower bail, noting Hayward's voluntary surrender.