Documents: Man threatened family with gun, bit father

Authorities and court documents say a Garretson man fired a gun into the air, then threatened family members with it — before finally getting into a brawl in which he bit and struck his father.

Mitchell Erickson, 19, was charged Monday with reckless use of weapons, drug and paraphernalia possession, ingestion of a controlled substance and two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

Deputies say they were called to a Garretson residence at 1 p.m. on Monday, where they made contact with Erickson.

Investigation showed that Erickson had discharged a firearm into the air, which began an altercation with others living at the residence. One male was left with minor injuries.

The incident appeared to be related to the fact that Erickson was under the influence of meth, deputies said.

Court documents state that Erickson's father discovered that his son had sent a message to a female telling her that he was going to kill her.

The documents do not fully elaborate what happened after that, saying only that the father "tried to get gun and Erickson turned gun on father and 17-year-old sister — hit dad in head and bit him."

Erickson's bond was set at $5,000 cash only.