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Whitten arrest
A Newport man was taken into custody Thursday evening after he allegedly pulled a handgun on his mother and sister. Terry Whitten, 59, Navaho Drive, Newport, was taken into custody by Newport patrol Officer Paul Webber on two counts of aggravated domestic assault involving a weapon. Upon arrival at the Whitten home, the officer says he found the defendant holding a revolver, but when told to drop the handgun, Whitten complied.The subject told Officer Weber he planned to "blow his mother's and sister's brains out" with the firearm. Whitten said he was upset because his mother and sister refused to give him money that he had requested. He had shoved the head of his mother, Zella Whitten, and had struck the face of his sister, Pam Watkins, with his fist. Officer Weber confiscated the weapon.
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