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Last updated on Wednesday, August 12, 2015
(NEW CASTLE) - A New Castle grandfather was arrested Monday for pointing a gun at his grandson.
Indiana State Troopers arrested 76-year-old Donald E. Rice around 3 p.m. Monday at his home on Terry Drive for a Level 6 felony warrant for pointing a firearm. The warrant stems from an ongoing investigation by Indiana State Police Sgt. David Poynter into an allegation the man pointed a handgun at his grandson while sitting in a vehicle on Shenandoah School property in May.
The preliminary investigation revealed that Rice drove his grandson to school on the morning of May 21, and as the two sat in Rice's vehicle in the school parking lot, Rice allegedly pointed the handgun at his grandson as he was showing him the gun.
Rice's grandson, who was able to take a photograph of the incident as it occurred, provided the image to investigators. That image, along with Sgt. Poynter's investigation, led the Henry County Prosecutor's Office to issue the warrant.
Rice was lodged in the Henry County Jail.
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