A Georgia, woman is facing multiple charges after she pulled a gun on two children riding their bikes.
Patricia Compton, 52, has been charged with aggravated assault, child cruelty and terroristic threats connected to the incident.
According to the incident report, Compton explained to responding authorities that a neighbor called her earlier in the day to tell her two people were on her property. She later told deputies that she neither owns the land nor lives on it but said the property houses a construction shop and that she had animals there, WXGA reported.
The juveniles told deputies they went to the property specifically to see the animals and that when Compton arrived, she pointed a gun at them and said, “Stop, or I’ll shoot you.”
WMAZ identified the children as 12-year-old Kaleb Barnes and 13-year-old Ethan Hollis.
Compton reportedly told deputies that she did not realize the “trespassers” were kids, did not know if they were armed and that “she knew there aren’t many ‘Black kids’ in this neighborhood, so she thought it was strangers that were up to no good,” WXGA reported.
Georgia woman, who threatened children with gun, facing aggravated assault, other charges
Peach County Sheriff Terry Deese confirmed that Patricia Compton, 52 has been charged with aggravated assault, child cruelty and terroristic threats connected to the Sunday incident.
"When the officer was explaining the law to her, she then told the officer that if the kids had approached her, she would have shot them. This is what we're dealing with," said Kennedy.
Peach County woman faces additional charges after kids say she pointed gun at them
52-year-old Patricia Compton was arrested again Monday and charged with child cruelty and terroristic threats
