Moses Lake Man Arrested After Allegedly Pointing Handgun At Tow Truck Driver

A Grant County man is behind bars after police say he pointed a gun at someone in Moses Lake early Monday.

The Grant County Sheriff's Office says it happened in the wee hours of Monday morning at a mobile home park in the 4800 block of Airway Drive in Moses Lake.

It was there that police say 63-year-old David Johnson of Moses Lake pointed a handgun at a tow truck operator who was in the process of jump-starting a vehicle.

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Police say Johnson surrendered without incident after his home was surrounded by officers, who also found a realistic-looking replica firearm and a combat knife inside his residence.

Johnson was booked into the Grant County Jail for first-degree assault.
Sheriff's officials haven't said what might have predicated the incident.