A 31-year-old Festus man’s alleged “joke” landed him in hot water.
The employee at Dobbs Tire and Auto Centers, 1354 Jeffco Blvd., was arrested at about 6:50 p.m. Dec. 17 after allegedly pointing a gun at a co-worker, Arnold Police reported.
An 18-year-old Herculaneum man called police after the incident. Officers searched the 31-year-old’s 1999 Pontiac Grand Am and allegedly found a FNS-40 handgun along with a small amount of marijuana and a glass smoking pipe, the report said.
The 31-year-old allegedly told police that he pointed the gun at his co-worker as a joke and that the gun was not loaded, according to the report.
He was arrested and taken to the Police Station, where he was booked and released. Arnold Police will seek warrants for unlawful use of a weapon and possession of an illegal substance and drug paraphernalia through the Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, Lt. Clinton Wooldridge said.