Man Jailed for Frying Pan Attack

LONGVIEW — A Longview man was charged with assault Thursday after police say he attacked family members. Vernon Lee Ahrenhoersterbaeumer, 35, was arrested shortly after 1 a.m. Thursday at the 300 Mobile Home Park, in the 5700 block of Gilmer Road. Ahrenhoersterbaeumer told authorities he was fighting with his brother and 16-year-old nephew when he grabbed a steel frying pan and hit his brother in the back. Ahrenhoersterbaeumer also grabbed his brother from behind in a choke hold, impeding his ability to breathe, arrest reports show.

When Ahrenhoersterbaeumer�s father tried to pull the brothers apart, Ahrenhoersterbaeumer grabbed the pan, and swung it at his brother and his father, reports showed. Ahrenhoersterbaeumer remained in the Gregg County Jail on $10,000 bond Thursday charged with two counts of aggravated assault/family violence with a deadly weapon.