Man with Rifle Arrested
Posted/updated on: May 25, 2011 at 7:46 am
TYLER — Smith County deputies arrest a Tyler man after a reported dispute Monday. It happened in the 13,000 block of Big Oak Bay Road in Tyler. According to Smith County officials, Garry Townsend, 51, who has had run-ins with the law before, had a disagreement with his father. Townsend reportedly had a rifle in his possession. Deputies say Townsend did not shoot or even point the rifle at anyone. He was taken into custody and charged with aggravated assault with a weapon and family violence.
