Two Mountain Home men, 52-year-old Randy Adams and 31-year-old Gearl Dale Adams were arrested Thursday on numerous charges after Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a disturbance at a local communications business on 82 Buzzard Roost Road. At approximately 4:34 in the afternoon a call came in saying a man was inside the store threatening to shoot employees.
According to a press release from Baxter County Sheriff John Montgomery, Sergeant Brian Davis arrived on scene with the suspect, Gearl Adams, outside of the business. He ordered Adams to remove his hands from his pocket to which, Adams responded with expletives. He refused to comply and a struggle ensued. Sergeant Davis tried to deploy his taser however, the device malfunctioned. Other deputies arrived on scene and Adams, who is on probation with the Arkansas Department of Community Corrections, was taken into custody. Sergeant Davis had injuries to his forehead, nose and face.
During the struggle, another man identified as Randy Adams, attempted to intervene. He was arrested for obstruction.
During an investigation into the incident store personnel said both Randy and Gearl Adams were both under the influence of alcohol and had come into the store for phone repairs. They said they were not satisfied with the speed of service. Randy Adams began cussing at employees and threatened to hold them at gun point. He also threatened to put the repair technician into the hospital. Gearl Adams entered into a non-public area of the business as well and refused to leave. Deputies later discovered a pistol lying in plain view of the truck the two drove there.
Randy Adams was charged with felony terroristic threatening as well as other misdemeanor charges. He was booked and released after posting a $15,000 bond. He is scheduled to appear in Circuit Court January 5th.
Gearl Adams was charged with felony second degree battery on a police officer, failure to appear and probation violation, as well as other misdemeanor charges. He has a bond of $25,000 on probation holds. Gearl Adams has been booked into the Baxter County Detention Center a total of 29 times.
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