A Rosemount man is accused of brandishing a gun at a neighbor after a dispute over a bike-riding lesson for a 7-year-old girl.

Gary Eugene Drake, 61, was charged May 28 with terroristic threats and assault with a dangerous weapon, both felonies.

According to the criminal complaint:

A neighbor in the 14000 block of Daytona Way in Rosemount was teaching his daughter how to ride a bicycle on the street. As they approached Drake’s home, the man could hear Drake yelling at him but couldn’t make out his words.

The man told Drake, “I’ve got it,” according to the charges.

Drake responded: “If you don’t like my advice, get off my street,” the charges said. The man replied that Drake didn’t own the street and that he would continue teaching his daughter.

He told police Drake appeared to grow angrier and kept yelling. As the man moved away from Drake’s residence, Drake went inside and came back out with a long-barreled gun, the charges said.

He was pointing it at the man and threatening to kill him, according to the charges. As threats continued, Drake’s wife came out, grabbed the gun and pointed it downward, and dragged Drake back inside, but he re-emerged.

The neighbor told police he made no threats or comments to incite Drake. Rosemount police made contact with Drake’s wife, who confirmed he had pointed a gun at a man with whom he had a confrontation, the charges said.

Drake himself told police about the confrontation, saying he didn’t like the way the man was treating his daughter while teaching her to ride her bike, the charges said.

Drake told police that the man said “he was going to go get something,” and that he responded he could get something, too. He admitted to getting a shotgun and pointing it at the man, the charges said.

He said that he had been drinking that day but that his actions weren’t a result of that.

When he was arrested, Drake said, “Maybe next time I should have shot him,” the charges said.

Drake is currently free on bail. He’s next due in court Aug. 11.

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