A Slatington man entered a guilty plea in Carbon County court on Monday in a gun-pointing incident.

Christopher Steve Knoll, 45, formerly of Penn Forest Township, pleaded to one count each of simple assault and resisting arrest for an incident on Aug. 30, 2021. The plea was before Judge Steven R. Serfass.

In a plea deal with the district attorney’s office a felony 2 count of aggravated assault was dropped.

State police at Lehighton responded to a report of a domestic incident with a person pointing a gun at another person he resides with. The residence is located along Bear Creek Drive in the township.

Upon arrival, troopers observed Knoll exit the residence and begin walking toward officers. Knoll became irate with police immediately, stating “why the (expletive) are you guys here.”

When troopers began to pat Knoll down for weapons, Knoll said he had a knife on him and began tensing his body and putting his hands in his pockets. Officers attempted to place Knoll in handcuffs, at which point he began to resist. Officers took Knoll to the ground, where he continued to resist.

Knoll attempted to bite a trooper’s hand, but was unsuccessful. Knoll then rolled over and scratched a trooper’s forearm.

After several more attempts, officers were able to place him in handcuffs.

The victim said he confronted Knoll over a phone call to another male, and Knoll began laughing in his face. The victim said that he then went back into his room when he heard Knoll speaking on the phone again about obtaining a protection order. The victim exited his room again to confront Knoll, at which time Knoll retrieved a handgun from a safe, pointed it at him and yelled, “you are getting the (expletive) out tonight.”

The victim said that Knoll then pointed the gun at him several more times as they continued to argue, and he then went to the bathroom and called 911.

A search yielded a loaded black Highpoint .40-caliber handgun, along with two additional loaded magazines, three boxes of ammo, “150 rounds of hollow point ammo” were also underneath the dresser drawer.

The victim said the gun was not his and that Knoll’s mother bought it for him because he wasn’t allowed to purchase a firearm.

Knoll said he sustained substantial injuries in the confrontation with police.

Serfass placed Knoll on probation for 24 months on each count, with the terms running concurrently. He was also ordered to get a mental health evaluation, supply a DNA sample, pay court costs of over $1,000 and pay a $50 per month supervision fee while on probation.