During a fight about his TV Sunday morning, a Gainesville man reached between his couch cushions and pulled out a revolver.
“I’m going to kill you,” Willie A. Williams said, according to an arrest report.
Williams, 52, of 1915 NE 17th Drive, was arrested and charged with aggravated battery and aggravated assault. He was still at the Alachua County Jail in lieu of a $9,000 bond Monday afternoon.
He started arguing with his son around 11 a.m. Saturday, according to police. Williams didn’t want his son and his 10-month-old granddaughter watching his TV on his day off.
Williams stood over his son and yelled. He pointed a finger in his son’s face and warned him not be disrespectful in his own house, police said.
When the son, whose name and age were not released, told Williams to back off, Williams cocked his walking cane. He was ready to strike, but his son pushed him into the TV.
Williams tried to strike again, but his son ripped the cane away. Wrestling ensued, and Williams found himself pinned to the couch. That’s when he pulled out the .22 Magnum. It was loaded with four rounds, police said.
Williams smacked the gun against the side of his son’s head. His son eventually pulled the gun away and ran outside to call police. Williams also violated a permit injunction that prohibited him from possessing and/or purchasing a firearm. Williams told officers he only owned the gun for protection.
A woman who lives with Williams declined to comment Monday afternoon.
Contact Tyler Jett at tjett@alligator.org.
