Desmond Lanier Stocks, 45 of Silver Creek, was arrested this week after reports said he assaulted a 23 year-old man during a fight at a home on Tremont Drive.
Police said that Stocks placed the victim in a bear hug and refused to let him go before ending up on a bed. It was then Stocks allegedly reached under the mattress and pulled a 40 mm handgun on the victim. Reports added that Stocks then placed the gun by the victim’s side with the intent to harm him.
Stocks is charged with aggravated assault and simple battery.
