A Greene County dad is in jail after police claim a disagreement with his son escalated into a criminal investigation.
According to investigators, the encounter occurred at a residence in South Franklin Township, Washington County, when a son fled from a property on Park Avenue after his father allegedly held a gun at his head and threatened to shoot him.
Now the father, 56-year-old George Weaver, is facing serious charges.
According to court documents, Weaver and his son got into an argument over a weed whacker, and it quickly escalated.
“The argument escalated to the point where the father produced a pistol from his waistband and threatened to shoot his son in the head,” according to Chief William DeForte of the Greene Washington Regional Police Department.
The son fled the property and called the police out of fear for his life. What saved this from being a catastrophe was the son’s fast thinking in this case, when he de-escalated the situation by exiting the vehicle and fleeing,” Chief DeForte added.
Court filings also state that Weaver vowed to return with someone else to “finish the job.”
According to the chief, cops face the highest risk while dealing with family members and firearms. When family members argue and a weapon is drawn, it is a highly dangerous situation.”
Weaver was eventually apprehended and arrested by Pennsylvania State Police. According to court records, Weaver’s firearms permit had been expired for some years.
Despite no injuries, Chief DeForte emphasizes the significance of proper gun ownership and safety. You have a responsibility to handle that weapon appropriately, and in this case, producing a weapon in an argument is absolutely unacceptable as well as criminal,” Chief DeForte added.
Weaver remains imprisoned in the Washington County Jail.
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