A former Bowmanstown mayoral candidate who admitted to pointing a gun at an Allentown detective in 2012 has been put on house arrest and probation.

Barry Pointon Jr., 28, of Bowmanstown, pleaded guilty Monday to a weapons defense which will prohibit him from ever owning a firearm and reckless endangerment, both misdemeanors.In return for his plea, charges of felony aggravated assault, simple assault, and disorderly conduct were dropped against Pointon, who lost in the May 2013 primary in his bid to become mayor of Bowmanstown.He was then placed on two years' probation by Lehigh County Judge Kelly L. Banach, who ordered Pointon to serve the first three months of his probation on house arrest, and to complete 50 hours of community work service.Pointon, who had no prior criminal record, reportedly was licensed to carry a firearm. He had been free on $50,000 unsecured bail.He contacted the TIMES NEWS last spring while running for Bowmanstown mayor to share his side of the story.Pointon said at that time he left the Home Depot in Whitehall Township at around 3:30 p.m. Nov. 15, 2012, when a vehicle hit him in the legs as his wife and then 1-year-old child, sat in his car nearby.When the car hit him in his legs, Pointon said his hands went down on the hood. When he looked up, Pointon said the driver began cursing at him and reached for a gun.As a result, Pointon said he pulled out his own gun and aimed it at the driver. The driver then got out of his car, pointing his gun, he said.It was then that Pointon said he was able to see that the man was an officer because he could see part of the word "police" on a vest the man was wearing underneath his unbuttoned shirt.The officer turned out to be Allentown detective Tom Anderson, who arrested Pointon. Anderson was at the Home Depot parking lot with other officers to arrest a suspect.Police said Pointon walked in front of Anderson's car, forcing Anderson to brake.Pointon then slammed his hands down on the hood of Anderson's vehicle, and pulled out his gun and aimed it at Anderson who then identified himself as an officer and pulled his gun, police said.