Man arrested for pointing a gun at local apartment complex doors

On Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, at 3:27 a.m. Paris Police Officers responded to the 300 block of Stone Avenue in regards to a man with a gun from two separate callers. The callers stated a white male was knocking on doors and pointing a gun at residents in the apartment complex.

Upon arrival the officers observed 59-year-old Robert Neal Hocker of Clarksville standing in front of an apartment, pointing a semi-automatic pistol at the door of the apartment.

After the second series of officer commands; Hocker complied by dropping the gun, turning around and walking backward toward an officer to be handcuffed.

“Hocker was placed under arrest for 2 counts of Aggravated Assault/Deadly Weapon and 1 count of Deadly Conduct. Hocker stated that he had paid an unknown male $100.00 to take him to a party in the apartment complex and the unknown male ran away with Hocker’s $100 and Hocker was tired of being victimized,” stated Alice Webb, Assistant PIO for the department.

Source & Image – Paris Police Dept.