A North Braddock detective faces charges of assault and harassment for allegedly pulling out his gun and pressing it into a man’s side at a New Year’s Eve party early Friday morning, court records show.
Craig Gibson, 43, allegedly showed up uninvited, unannounced and intoxicated to a party on Sixth Street in Pitcairn at about 12:30 a.m., according to the criminal complaint against Gibson.
Multiple witnesses at the party told Pitcairn police that Gibson showed up with his badge visible and his gun on his hip in plain view, according to the complaint.
Two men at the party asked Gibson to take off his badge and gun or put them in his car, saying they were unnecessary, police wrote. Gibson then allegedly pressed his gun to one of the men’s side. The man in question told police about this incident, as did at least two others who allegedly witnessed the incident.
The men asked Gibson to leave, they told investigators, and one of Gibson’s friends got him to leave with him shortly thereafter, according to the complaint.
Police wrote that the two men said they’d discussed trying to disarm Gibson “if it began to escalate after they told him to leave.”
Gibson is charged with two counts each of making terroristic threats, simple assault, reckless endangerment and harassment, according to court records.
North Braddock Police Chief Isaac Daniele could not immediately be reached, but Tribune-Review news partner WPXI-TV reported Daniele said Gibson is on administrative leave. The chief told the TV station another department will handle the investigation and he will reserve judgment until after the investigation plays out.
Court records did not list at attorney for Gibson as of Friday evening.
