UTICA — A 48-year-old homeless man has been charged after threatening people and causing a scene outside the Oneida County Office Building in Utica Friday morning, according to the Oneida County Sheriff's Office.

Deputies said Fernando P. Guantero, of Utica, was first spotted walking shirtless through the employee parking lot at about 8:25 a.m., screaming obscenities and threatening to pull out a gun and shoot people. An off-duty security officer followed Guantero and called for back-up on the scene.

During the incident, Guantero charged at a county employee who was pulling into the parking lot for work, authorities said. Guantero started threatening the employee as he tried to get out of his vehicle, deputies stated.

Guantero was taken into custody and no weapon was found, authorities said. Guantero is charged with second-degree harassment, physical menace and disorderly conduct, deputies said. He is scheduled to appear in Utica City Court.