Son Charged After Repeatedly Punching Mother: Sheriff

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD — A son who police say assaulted his mother during an argument has been arrested.

On Feb. 27, Prince George's County sheriff's deputies arrested Gabrielle Gordon. Police say he hit his mother in the face multiple times with a closed fist. As his mother tried to run from the family home, Gordon grabbed a black handgun, racked the slide of the firearm and pointed it at his mother, police said.

The victim was able to reach safety before the incident escalated, the sheriff's office stated.

Gordon has been charged with first-degree assault, second-degree assault, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, possession of a firearm by a minor, reckless endangerment and handgun on person.