05/12/2009 05:01 PM

A shot fired in the direction of two children on Monday afternoon has led to the arrest of a neighbor. Larry Guinn Jr., 24, 161 Grace Lewis Road, has been charged with two counts of aggravated assault and one count of marijuana possession. The Carter County Sheriff's Department began its investigation of the incident shortly after 5 p.m. Monday, when deputies Richard Barnett and Derrick Hamm responded to 163 Grace Lewis Road on a complaint about a shot being fired. Sgt. Thomas Smith arrived a short time later. Witnesses told the officers that Guinn had first thrown a Pepsi bottle at the 5-year-old girl and 3-year-old boy who were inside a fenced-in lot on their property. They said Guinn then yelled for the adults in the residence to come outside. Smith said the adults were Michelle Hilton, Betty Derr and Becky Garland. They said as they came onto the porch Guinn pulled out a pistol and pointed the weapon in the direction of the children. He then fired one shot. Smith said all three adults told him that after firing the shot Guinn said "I'm tired of the (expletive) kids and I'm going to go get a silencer and blow all your heads off." After making the statement, they said Guinn got into a vehicle with his girlfriend, Heather Nicole Lewis, 24, 161 Grace Lewis Road, and drove away. Another resident of Guinn's home, Alan Estep, picked up the pistol and took it inside.

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