A woman in Texas was detained Sunday after allegedly pointing a gun at a child who came to her home to trick or treat, authorities said.
Monica Bradford, 35, was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for pointing a gun on the 7-year-old trick-or-treater, according to Hays County deputies.
“I was in shock,” Bradford’s neighbor said. “It’s Halloween. There are kids everywhere. How can somebody just come out with a weapon and scare these kids.”
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Bradford’s home reportedly had its front light on and appeared as if it welcomed trick-or-treaters, neighbors said.
A father took his children to the end of her driveway, which caused the incident to escalate and prompted Bradford to brandish her gun, according to a report.
Police arrived on the scene, and the child who stared down the barrel of Bradford’s gun was not injured, authorities said.
“There were cops at the end of our street,” a neighbor said. “They stopped us and said nobody’s allowed to go down this street, there’s an incident with a gun involved.”
This was not the first time authorities have responded to Bradford’s home, and the neighbor said the police came prepared.
“Some had guns drawn, some just had their rifles at the ready,” the neighbor said.
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Bradford posted a $10,000 bond and is set to appear in court on a later date.
