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Cowlitz County sheriff's deputies Sunday afternoon arrested Stephen Cooper, 64, of Kelso on suspicion of a first-degree assault with a firearm.

Chief Criminal Deputy Charlie Rosenzweig said sheriff's deputies were dispatched to a domestic dispute just before 2 p.m. Sunday. Rosenzweig said a woman reported that Cooper, her boyfriend, had become upset during an argument and pointed a rifle to her forehead and threatened to kill her and their dogs.

According to the probable cause statement, Rosenzweig said, Cooper then pointed the gun a few inches away from the woman's head and pulled the trigger, but the gun didn't have enough gunpowder for a full discharge.

Cooper then allegedly threw the gun through a glass door inside the home and went outside. When deputies arrived, he was sitting in the driveway.

Rosenzweig said the probable cause statement didn't contain any details about whether drug and alcohol use is suspected to have been involved, or whether there were any injuries.

Rosenzweig said the rifle was taken by the deputies for evidence and that an investigation is ongoing.

— Chloe Skaar, TDN

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