Deputies arrested a Franklin man after he locked a woman in a bedroom, pinned her against a bed and threatened her with a gun, they said.
Christopher Aaron Wilson, 22, was arrested on charges of pointing a firearm, criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon, criminal confinement and intimidation with a deadly weapon, all felonies. The Johnson County Prosecutor’s Office will decide what, if any, charges to file. Wilson could face up to 27 years in prison if charged and convicted on all counts.
Sheriff’s deputies responded about 3:45 p.m. Tuesday to the 1000 block of East 775 South on a report of a confinement with a firearm, according to a Johnson County Sheriff’s Office news release.
When deputies arrived, they cleared the house before arresting Wilson.
Two witnesses told deputies Wilson and the victim arrived at the house arguing, first in the bathroom, then in a bedroom. During the altercation, both witnesses heard Wilson threaten to kill the victim then himself, they told deputies.
The victim told deputies Wilson forced her into the bedroom where he locked the door, retrieved a gun from a safe and pointed it at her, at times touching her head and chest with the barrel, and threatened to kill her, the report said.
During the altercation, the victim grabbed a metal bar and swung it at Wilson, but missed, hitting the wall instead. Wilson dropped the gun at that time, but they continued to scream at one another, the victim said.
She told deputies she felt afraid, panicked and threatened, according to the report.
Deputies found a gun matching the description offered by Wilson and the victim, but it was not loaded, the report said.
When asked if he threatened the victim with a firearm or brandished one during an argument, Wilson said no. He admitted to threatening to kill her and himself, deputies said.
Wilson was taken to the Johnson County jail where he is held on $21,700 bond.
