Hopkinsville police arrested a man for wanton endangerment Thursday after he allegedly pointed a handgun at his father and then assaulted him with a long gun.
An arrest citation for 29-year old Preston Thomas of Hopkinsville says he was in an argument with his father on South Iris Drive when he allegedly pointed a loaded handgun at his father’s head.
A short time later, Thomas is accused of retrieving a shotgun and using it to strike his father on the head and back.
Thomas is charged with first-degree wanton endangerment and second-degree assault.