A man who pointed a gun at his girlfriend, threatening to kill her, and who fired shots into the rafters of a home near Sacred Heart School was arrested at gunpoint on Thursday in Bath, police report.

Chris A. Hawk (Courtesy photo | For lehighvalleylive.com)

The AK-47 wasn't recovered and it was believed to be brought into the home at 214 E. Northampton St. by another person seeking to sell it to Chris A. Hawk, 54, Colonial Regional police Chief Roy Seiple said. The rounds fired were .223-caliber, Seiple said.

When police arrived just before 2 p.m. after a report of a domestic incident involving a firearm, the complainant answered the door while still on the phone, Seiple said. Hawk walked up behind her, smoking a cigarette, and he was quickly taken into custody, Seiple said.

Police had requested Northampton County emergency dispatch tell the school, which is a couple of doors down from the home, to go into lockdown, but the arrest happened so fast, the request was never passed on, Seiple said.

A small amount of marijuana was found in the home, Seiple said. Because Hawk had a previous felony conviction out of New Jersey, he wasn't allowed to possess a weapon, Seiple said.

Hawk was arraigned Thursday night before District Judge John Capobianco on charges of discharging a firearm in an occupied structure, possession of a firearm when prohibited, recklessly endangering another person, terrorist threats (two counts), possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia, records show.

Hawk was sent to Northampton County Prison in lieu of $200,000 bail, records show. He remained jailed on Friday morning.

Court papers did not list an attorney for Hawk.

Hawk's preliminary hearing is tentatively scheduled 9 a.m. Feb. 22 in Capobianco's court in Nazareth.

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