William Pharmer was arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and armed trespass.
STUART — A Stuart man held down a man with a gun for 20 to 30 minutes early Wednesday morning, he said, while waiting for deputies to arrive, according to an arrest affidavit.
When deputies arrived, they arrested 70-year-old William Pharmer, a Stuart resident, and charged him with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and armed trespass.
At about 12:15 a.m., the Martin County Sheriff’s Office received a call about a man with a gun. The woman said her friend was holding Pharmer down, but he still had a gun and was trying to pull the trigger, according to the report.
After being arrested, Pharmer said he was woken up by his neighbor, who he claimed was in search of drugs. He said the neighbor knocked on his bedroom window, according to the report.
Pharmer then went to the neighbor’s house with his gun and banged on the door, according to the report.
A witness, who was staying at the home, said the neighbor opened the door and began to fight with Pharmer. She, then, called police, according to the report.
Pharmer, who deputies said smelled strongly of alcohol, told deputies he wasn’t going to shoot his neighbor, according to the report.
Pharmer was taken to the Martin County Jail. No bail has been set.
