Woman Arrested after Pointing Firearm at Another Female

Lebanon police say they were called to the apartment complex just after 2:00 a.m., after several callers reported a female with a firearm.

Police in Lebanon arrested a woman early Sunday morning after an armed disturbance at the Queen Anne Apartments at 142 E. Elmore Street.
Police in Lebanon arrested a woman early Sunday morning after an armed disturbance at the Queen Anne Apartments at 142 E. Elmore Street.
September 22, 2014, 8:00 pm

— Police in Lebanon arrested a woman early Sunday morning after an armed disturbance at the Queen Anne Apartments at 142 E. Elmore Street.

Lebanon police say they were called to the apartment complex just after 2:00 a.m., after several callers reported a female with a firearm.

When officers arrived on scene, they could hear a verbal confrontation going on. Officers located the source of the yelling, and officers observed 36-year-old Blainey Elkins pointing a firearm at another female.

As a officer began giving verbal commands for Elkins to drop the firearm, a struggle ensued between Elkins and the other female, and during the struggle the firearm was removed from Elkins possession.

Officers arrested Elkins on charges of Unlawful Use of Firearm, 2 counts of Pointing a Firearm at Another, 5 counts of Reckless Endangering Another, 2 counts of Menacing.

 

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