Man
threatens teenage son with shotgun
Guy Buchanan
By
Jon Mayhew
Police responding to a disturbance on
the north side of the city Sunday
just before 3pm encounter a man armed
with a shotgun and learn the man
threatened his 16-year-old son with
the weapon.
Guy Buchanan Jr., 54, 628 Riverside
Drive was taken into custody at his
residence. He was charged with
communicating threats and given a
$500 secured bond.
Officers found the suspect armed with
a single shot 20-gauge shotgun in the
front yard of the residence. The
incident report said a verbal
argument between an intoxicated
Buchanan and his son led to the man
retrieving the weapon.
Police said Buchanan then loaded the
weapon in the front yard. When he
found out his wife called police, he
unloaded the weapon. No injuries were
reported in the incident.
Buchanan will be in Lincoln County
District Court on November 8.
