A man who put a gun to his sister-in-law’s head has been granted probation for his crime.
The defendant, John Dexter Myers, 22, was granted a three-year judicial diversion by Circuit Court Judge Bart Stanley on the charge of aggravated assault. He will be required to get an alcohol and drug assessment and complete batterer intervention as part of his plea bargain. He can have his criminal record erased once he completes his three years on probation.
According to police reports the incident happened as Myers’ wife was trying to get her child from her in-law’s residence. His wife suspected her husband might start trouble so she brought her sister and her sister’s boyfriend with her. Her suspicions were right.
“He had been drinking,” said sheriff’s deputy Jared Jacobs of the suspect, noting a dispute began and quickly escalated. “(The sister-in-law) became afraid and called 911 on her cellphone. She felt a push and felt something metal at the back of her head and turned to see Mr. Myers with a gun.”
She said Myers then threatened to “blow her away,” prompting her sister to grab her son and run to a neighbor’s house.  Myers’ father was able to get the gun away from his son; however, Myers grabbed a stick and began chasing his sister-in-law’s boyfriend with a stick.
When deputies arrived to neutralize the situation, they found a 45-caliber Regent pistol that had allegedly been wielded by Myers.
“The victims stated they were in fear of their lives once the gun was produced,” Jacobs said.