Former Fulton detective accused of pointing gun at roof workers
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A former Fulton Police Department detective was charged with two felonies and a misdemeanor in Boone County after he allegedly pointed a gun at roof workers.
Christopher Eston, 39, of Columbia, was charged on Tuesday with unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action and misdemeanor fourth-degree assault. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. A court date has not been scheduled.
Fulton Director of Administration Courtney Doyle wrote in an email to ABC 17 News that Eston is no longer employed by the police department. Dates of his employment were not immediately available.
The probable cause statement says that deputies were called to the 4300 block of South Germantown Drive on Monday for a “past weapons offense” after someone in an apartment pointed a gun at workers.
One of the victims alleged that he was with his crew while working on a roof and were told to fix a few shingles on the building next door, the statement says. A woman allegedly told them to leave and threatened to bring out dogs, the statement says. Eston then allegedly started yelling at the workers and pointed a gun at them, the statement says.
Police spoke with Eston and the woman. The woman allegedly said that they were asleep when workers started doing work on the building and she asked them to leave.
The woman allegedly showed law enforcement video, which showed her yelling at the workers, making a threat of bringing out dogs and Eston threatening to shoot them, the statement says. Eston allegedly told police that he held a gun, but did not point it, court documents say.