A Licking man was involved in an alleged assault Monday night during which he brandished a gun. He later drove a vehicle to the Licking Police Department, broke in and barricaded himself.
The Texas County Sheriff’s Department was sent to a Licking residence after a caller reported an assault. Dewayne A. “Andy” Nelson, born in 1980 and a resident of Route 32 in Licking, is charged with first-degree burglary, second-degree assault, armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon by exhibiting and third-degree assault.
According to a report, a woman reported that Nelson, her landlord, kicked in the door while holding a rifle and demanded to know the location of her spouse. Nelson allegedly walked through the house while pointing a rifle. Court documents said Nelson allegedly struck the woman in the face and later used the rifle’s stock to strike her in the chest.
Nelson, who the officer said emitted an alcohol odor, offered the gun to the woman and her children, encouraging them to shoot him before leaving.
The incident sent state, local and county officers to the area, where Nelson was later found at the police department. It sparked a short standoff.
