GLEN CARBON, Ill. – Earlier this week, Glen Carbon police arrested a man who allegedly pointed a rifle at several construction workers in his neighborhood.
According to Sgt. Jeffrey Blind, a Glen Carbon Police Department spokesman, the incident took place around 10 a.m. on Monday, April 22, on Lilac Street.
Police claim Kenyon J. Jones, 37, got into an argument with members of the construction crew, who were working on a neighboring home. Jones then got a rifle and pointed it at the crew.
After speaking with Jones and members of the work crew, police took Jones into custody.
The Madison County State’s Attorney’s Office charged Jones with unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon and two counts of aggravated assault. Jones was placed in custody of the Madison County Sheriff’s Department.
