Man charged with threatening girlfriend with knife

A Broome County man is facing charges after allegedly threatening his girlfriend with a knife early Sunday. The Broome County Sheriff’s Office say 19-year-old Walter Yates got into a fight with his girlfriend just after 1:30am Sunday, hit the woman, and then threatened her with a knife while a child was in the room. A family member of the woman showed up before deputies and disarmed the man. Yates is now facing charges for menacing, endangering the welfare of a child, and harassment.