Story highlights Civil action brought against former North Carolina staffer for Trump campaign

Another ex-staffer claims gun was pulled during a campaign trip in South Carolina

(CNN) A top North Carolina Trump staffer has stepped down amid allegations he pulled a gun on a fellow campaign staffer.

In a civil case filed late Wednesday in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, former North Carolina Trump campaign staffer Vincent Bordini alleges that Earl Phillip, then the campaign's state director, pulled a gun on him as the pair drove to a hotel near Greenville, South Carolina. They were in town in February to check on other campaign members during that state's primary.

"All of a sudden," the complaint reads, "Vincent saw Phillip pull a gun out from his side of the Jeep."

Phillip allegedly pressed the barrel of the .45-caliber pistol into Vincent's left knee. According to the complaint, Phillip had previously told Bordini that he always kept a loaded gun in his car.

Bordini claims that after he said "What the f*** are you doing?" Phillip silently put the gun away. The two safely arrived at their destination.

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