Moberly man accused of pointing gun at 2 youths
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A Moberly man was charged with two gun crimes after he allegedly pointed a rifle at two youths on a trail.
Jeffery O’Neal, 58, was charged with illegal gun possession and unlawful use of a weapon. He is being held at the Randolph County Jail on a $10,000 bond. A court date has not been set.
The probable cause statement says that deputies were called around 7:45 p.m. Sunday after two children said a man pointed a gun at them. The gun was sitting on a cooler before O’Neal picked it up, the statement says.
The youths were allegedly riding a four-wheeler on trails “they were allowed to be on,” the statement says. The vehicle broke down and one of the children tried to restart it, the statement says.
One of the children ran away and the second youth eventually got the vehicle working, the statement says.
O’Neal allegedly told law enforcement that the gun was loaded. He claimed he saw the youths come down the trail, but was using a “firing range,” according to the statement. The statement says that O’Neal is a convicted felon and isn’t allowed to have a gun.