Warrant issued for Carmichaels man accused of threatening three with gun
Assault charges have been filed against a Carmichaels man accused of pointing a loaded pistol at patrons outside of a Greene County bar and threatening to kill them.
Police said Ryan R. Kerr, 37, was “hustling people at pool” at the Crucible Citizen Club along First Street in Crucible at 3:17 a.m. Wednesday. At some point, Austin Tyson asked him to stop, and the two started talking about the military, according to court paperwork.
Tyson told Cumberland Township Police that Kerr said he was an Army Ranger and started telling him combat stories, prompting Tyson to say he didn’t believe him. The two argued, and Kerr told Tyson to go out in the parking lot to settle the matter, police said.
Tyson and Craig Carpenter went to the parking lot. Kerr allegedly retrieved a pistol from his truck, walked over to Tyson and pointed the pistol at his head, the complaint stated.
Tyson told police he was looking at his shoes when he heard the pistol rack slide and turned around to see a gun pointed at his head. Tyson then told Kerr “what he wanted to hear,” police wrote, so he would put the gun down. Kerr then unloaded the pistol, according to the complaint.
Tyson went back inside the club, and Carpenter and Devin Zvonkovich came out on the porch area to tell Kerr he needed to leave, according to the complaint. Kerr allegedly went over to the two men, pointed the gun at them and told them to get Tyson back outside so he could kill all three of them. When Carpenter said he was going to call police, Kerr left, police said.
Kerr is charged with three counts each of aggravated assault, terroristic threats and simple assault in the office of District Judge Lee Watson on Monday. A warrant has been issued for Kerr’s arrest.