A rural Mountain Home man charged with barging uninvited into a female’s home where he broke items of personal property and punched a wall appeared during a session of Baxter County Circuit Court/Criminal Division Monday.
Forty-four-year-old Chris Allen Brim was arrested and charged with residential burglary, criminal mischief and endangering the welfare of a minor.
He pled not guilty to the charges against him and was ordered to reappear July 7. Brim said he was in the process of hiring an attorney to represent him.
The female victim said the altercation started on the night of June 7 at another location. She said she was at a bar in Norfork with her sister when Brim started messaging and calling her numerous times.
The two women talked about leaving the bar fearing Brim would show up and “cause an altercation.”
A short time later Brim did show up and began yelling at the two women. He was reported to have thrown chairs and other items.
The women told a Baxter County sheriff’s deputy that they left the bar and went to their Firestone Lane residence.
Brim was reported to have showed up at the residence as well. He came inside the house without permission and refused to leave when told to do so by one of the victims.
The victims told Brim there was a young child on the couch, but he reportedly continued to yell and scream and, at one point, punched a wall.
He was also said to have broken a China dining set valued at $1,200 and threw the pieces around the house.
Brim then walked outside and began to rip down flowerpots and, according to the victims, ate some of the flowers.
The victims who remained in the house said they heard banging on the walls and when they looked out, they saw Brim throwing rocks at the residence.
Brim is free on $25,000 bond and has been ordered not to have any contact with the victims.
He has been arrested in the past for participating in violent altercations and for being a felon in possession of firearms.
His earlier charges have included commercial burglary, being a felon in possession of a firearm, aggravated assault and terroristic threatening.
In 2022, according to court records, two people petitioned to have orders of protection issued to keep Brim away from them.
There are also felony convictions on his record.
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