A Houston man is charged with brandishing a gun during an incident April 23 in Houston.
Roger T. Hill, born in 1986 and a resident of Thomasville Road, is charged with unlawful use of a weapon, a class E felony. Bond is set at $2,000 cash only.
Houston police received a call that a male with a scruffy beard and wearing a blue shirt had brandished a gun at a woman. The victim said she had been playing a game around town with others when she pulled into a parking lot. She was in possession of a white-, blue- and orange-colored water gun.
She said Hill allegedly showed the firearm and banged it against the car’s side window. The suspect allegedly pulled out a pistol and brandished it at the victim, according to a police report.
Hill, in questioning by an officer, said there was a disturbance. He went outside, asked for the window to be rolled down and positioned himself in front of the vehicle and pulled out his firearm, which he claimed was not loaded. He said the victim did not comply, so he went to the passenger side, and he had the gun pointed downward. He observed the victim raise a Nerf gun. Hill admitted to pulling his firearm from his pocket to show he possessed a handgun.
A witness possessed a video recording of part of the incident. In it, police said, Hill can be seen pointing a gun as the victim’s car pulls from the parking lot.
Police found a black Taurus G3C. It is unclear whether a round was properly chambered because it was at an awkward angle. The magazine contained six 9mm rounds.
