WF Police: Man arrested for pulling a weapon on a driver for talking on her cellphone

Wichita Falls police arrested Jay Childress, 35, for allegedly pulling a gun on a driver for talking on her cellphone while driving.

WFPD spokesman, Sgt. Harold McClure said shortly after 11 a.m., Friday, officers were dispatched to the 4200 block of Kemp Blvd. to locate a suspect in an aggravated assault that had occurred earlier that morning. The assault happened directly across the street from Ben Franklin Elementary School located in the 2300 block of Speedway Ave.

According to Sgt. McClure, the victim told the officer that the suspect, later identified as Childress, was driving close behind the victim as she drove home and stopped on the street in front of her driveway and pointed a gun at her while she got out of her vehicle.

The victim, McClure said, told the officers, that Childress pointed the gun at her and was yelling at her about possibly being on the phone while driving slow.

McClure said Childress got out of his vehicle while yelling at the victim and pointing the gun at her. The victim, according to McClure, got back in her car and attempted to leave the scene. Childress allegedly blocked her way, so the victim used her neighbor's driveway and drove off.

McClure said the officers spoke to a witness who said he saw the entire incident from beginning to end. The witness said he saw Childress pull a gun on the victim while yelling at her. While speaking to officers, McClure said, the victim appeared to be visibly shaken and expressed fear for her safety.

Childress was arrested, McClure said and was charged with aggravated assault and unlawful carrying of a weapon.

According to the Wichita County jail inmate roster, Childress' total bond was set at $55,000 by a judge and he remained in jail custody as of publishing time.