A Penn Forest Township man has been charged after pointing a gun at a man he resides with.

According to the affidavit of probable cause filed by trooper John Heffner of the Pennsylvania State Police Lehighton barracks in the case against Christopher Knoll:

At 11:09 p.m. Monday, trooper Matthew Lento and Heffner were dispatched to a home in the 200 area of Bear Creek Drive, Penn Forest Township, for a report of a domestic dispute.

Upon arrival, Heffner observed Knoll, 44, exit the residence and begin walking toward officers.

Knoll became irate with police immediately, stating “why the (expletive) are you guys here.”

Lento then began to pat Knoll down for weapons, at which time 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 Heffner’s hand, but was unsuccessful. Knoll then rolled over and scratched Lento’s forearm.

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

Lento went into the residence to interview the victim, who said that the argument began over Knoll talking to another man on the phone.

The victim said that he then confronted Knoll over the phone call, 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 hand gun 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.

Officers asked the victim if they could search the upstairs bedroom for the firearm.

The 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.

The victim said that the gun Lento located was the gun that was pointed at him during the argument.

Knoll faces charges of terroristic threats with intent to terrorize another; recklessly endangering another person; simple assault; aggravated assault; harassment; and disorderly conduct.

He is currently incarcerated in the Carbon County Correctional Facility in lieu of $100,000 monetary bail, and scheduled to have a preliminary hearing Sept. 8 before District Judge Eric M. Schrantz of Jim Thorpe.