Maryland man arrested for allegedly nibbling on trick-or-treater's ear, pointing gun at her mother
BALTIMORE -- A Maryland man was arrested after he allegedly nibbled on a female trick-or-treater's ear and then pointed a gun at her mother Tuesday evening, according to charging documents.
Cedrick Steven Paines, 66, from Severn, was charged with first-degree assault and weapons violation.
Charging documents show that Paines is accused of nibbling on a girl's ear when she was on his doorstep.
Afterward, the girl ran home and was reportedly followed by Paines. He tried to gain access to her house but was stopped by the girl's mother, charging documents state.
That's when Paines pulled a gun from his waist, loaded a magazine into it, pointed it at the mother, and then pulled the trigger. The gun did not fire, though, according to Anne Arundel County Police.
Paines returned to his home where he was arrested. Officers seized two handguns, one shotgun and a .22 caliber rifle.
"Imagine if the gun went off! That's crazy," neighborhood resident Tionna Dennis said.
WJZ spoke with Paines. He denied the accusations against him.
He told WJZ that he was just trying to tell the girl a secret.
People who live in the neighborhood say they're disturbed by what happened.
"The young kids that want to get dressed up and go knock on doors, they can't even do that now because of this," Dennis said. "And in my own neighborhood? That's nasty."
Anyone with additional information should call police at 410-222-6155 or 410-222-4700.
