Douglas Walker

dwalker@muncie.gannett.com

MUNCIE – City police say a Muncie man repeatedly slapped his mother in the face and made death threats – as he chased her, waving a “large wooden rod” – after she refused to give him money.

Adam Tyler Tucker, 21, was arrested Tuesday evening at an apartment complex in the 2400 block of North Walnut Street. An officer reported when he arrived, Tucker was standing over the alleged victim with his fists clenched. She was “cowering” on the ground, the report said.

Authorities said Tucker also “destroyed” electronics in his mother’s home, punched holes in doors and used scissors to cut up her bank cards. He also allegedly took his accuser’s cellphone.

Tucker remained in the Delaware County jail on Wednesday under a $15,000 bond, preliminarily charged with intimidation, battery, criminal confinement, criminal mischief and interference with the reporting of a crime.

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