A Cottonwood man pointed a gun Wednesday at another person for taking his parking spot, according to the city's police department.

Jonathan M. Schoenhardt, 41, was arrested at about 1:50 p.m. near Chestnut and South Main streets and was booked into the Yavapai County Detention Center on suspicion of one count of aggravated assault involving a deadly weapon, according to a press release from the Cottonwood Police Department.

Schoenhardt pointed a Sig Sauer 5.56 gun at another person who parked in his spot, according to police.

The parking area was a dirt lot and had no assigned parking spaces, police said.

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