GP Police Jailed Elderly Man for Threatening Wife & Stepdaughter with Firearm
Grants Pass Police jailed an elderly man for threatening his wife and stepdaughter with a firearm at a northwest city residence yesterday.
The Police Department reports officers arrested the 81-year-old man at a home in the 700-block of NW A Street on Tuesday shortly before 2 p.m..
Police said the man got upset with his wife and stepdaughter after he believed they were throwing away his belongings. An investigation determined the suspect made contact with his family members in the upstairs master bedroom, pointed a .45-caliber revolver at them and ordered his stepdaughter to leave the house.
Both family members were able to leave the residence without harm and the man was said to be cooperative with law enforcement.
The suspect was lodged at the Josephine County Jail for two counts each of Felony Unlawful Use of a Weapon and Misdemeanor Menacing. He was held without bail.
At his wife's request, at least five firearms -- including a rifle, handguns and the revolver -- were collected by police for safekeeping.
Posted on 5/1/24 11:54AM by Sam Marsh
