Cantonment Man Accused Of Threatening To Shoot Son During Argument

A Cantonment man is accused of threatening to shoot his son during an argument.

Douglas Leon Benjamin, Sr., 57, was charged with felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

During an argument, Benjamin allegedly displayed a firearm in his waistband and stated he was going to shoot his adult son at their trailer on Pettway Circle in Cantonment. The victim said Benjamin pulled out the gun, pointed at him and stated that he (the son) was going to die tonight, according to an arrest report.

Benjamine dropped the revolver during the argument, and the son picked it up and handed it to a cousin who hid it in a field until law enforcement arrived, the report states. The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office retrieved the firearm, loaded with four rounds, from the field.

Benjamin told deputies he did get into a verbal argument, but he denied that he ever possessed or displayed a firearm during the altercation. He was released from the Escambia County Jail on a $10,000 bond.