Unusual motiveMan threatens 9-year-old with gun for drinking his last Dr. Pepper

RTL Today
The unusual incident took place in West Monroe in the US on New Year's Day.

Local police said that they arrested a man for pointing a gun at his 9-year-old son after the boy drank his last Dr. Pepper.

According to the police report, the child said that his father had been drinking prior to the incident. He eventually became annoyed with his son for drinking the last Dr. Pepper several days before the incident. He then allegedly held a loaded handgun to the 9-year-old’s head.

The father denied the accusations but he was arrested nevertheless after being charged with domestic abuse and child endangerment.

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