An employer who said he was “just playing around” when he placed a pistol to an employee’s abdomen has been charged with aggravated assault with a firearm in Lincoln Parish.
Joseph Wayne Anderson, 34, of Dubach, was arrested by the Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Office on Hico Loop Road on March 22. On March 21, Anderson reportedly held a pistol to an employee’s stomach on a jobsite, according to the victim.
The victim told authorities the action made him uncomfortable. He said the day before, Anderson placed him in an unprovoked headlock. On both occasions, Anderson said he was just playing around, the victim said.
Anderson denied touching the victim with the weapon, saying he was only showed his pistol to the man. When Anderson showed a deputy what he had done by using his hand to simulate the gun, he brought his hand to the deputy’s abdomen, touching it.
Anderson was booked at the Lincoln Parish Detention Center. Bail was set at $50,000.
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