Father & Son Arrested for Assault on Each Other

KILGORE � A father and son were arrested Tuesday after a �heated argument� over horses led to the father pointing a shotgun at his son�s head, officials said. Anthony Sanders, 27, and John Frederick Polk, 52, both of Kilgore, remained jailed at last report, each on $20,000 bond, charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Gregg County sheriff�s deputies were dispatched to the 2500 block of State Highway 31 in Kilgore about 6:00pm in response to a report of a family violence disturbance involving a gun.

According to arrest reports, Sanders told authorities he and his father got into a heated argument over horses that were being kept behind the residence. He told officers his father pointed a shotgun at his head during the argument and the two of them fought over the gun until it went off. Sanders told authorities he and his father kept fighting and he was cut on his hands by a knife. Polk told officers he went to get a gun from his house because Sanders said he was going to get a gun out of his truck. Polk denied having a pocket knife. Deputies found Polk�s shotgun in his residence and a .22 caliber rifle in Sander�s vehicle. No knife was found at the residence.