Man picks up multiple charges for pointing gun at mother’s head, threatening to kill her

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A man has picked up multiple charges after he allegedly pointed a hand gun at his mother’s head and threatened to kill her. Thirty-year-old Jady Allen Brannon of rural Jasper was arrested by deputies as he was sleeping at his mother’s house with guns in the bed.

According to the probable cause affidavit, the victim told law enforcement she and her son had argued the previous day and she got into her vehicle to leave. She says that is when Brannon pointed the gun at her head and threatened to kill her.

She told deputies Brannon was asleep in the house. As they approached, the deputies saw a shotgun in the bed next to him which they removed. As he woke up, the could see a hand gun in the bed as well.

When deputies ran a criminal history on Brannon, it showed an extensive criminal history with at least two felony convictions.

Brannon is facing three felony charges which include aggravated assault on a family or household member, terroristic threatening and possession of a firearm by certain persons. He also faces a sentence enhancement for being a habitual offender.

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