Virginia man facing assault charges
Gallup Police Officer Paul Davis Jr. was dispatched to the Flying J Travel Center at 1 Giant Crossing in Jamestown, N.M. about 4 pm on Aug. 18 after a man named Greg Heuer reportedly threatened a woman with a knife.
According to Metro Dispatch, Heuer, 76, was driving a white GMC truck with Virginia plates and a trailer hitched to it. Davis found the truck that matched the description sitting at one of the pumps at the gas station, and he spoke to Heuer.
Heuer admitted that he had spoken to a woman, and he also said that he showed the woman his pocket knife. He explained that he asked her to move her vehicle, but she just kept sitting at the gas pump she was at. He said he didn’t verbally or physically threaten the woman.
When Davis spoke to the victim, she said that she was at the gas pumps trying to get her truck in gear when Heuer approached her “in an aggressive manner.”
According to Davis’ report, Heuer began screaming at the woman and started hitting her truck’s window with a pocketknife. He then allegedly tried to open the truck’s door and almost broke one of the vehicle’s mirrors.
The victim said she was terrified, and that she didn’t know how much further Heuer would’ve taken the situation if she hadn’t rolled up her window.
After speaking to the victim Davis went to speak to Heuer again. He explained to the older man that he probably “took the wrong course of action” to handle the situation.
The woman decided to press charges against Heuer, so he was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. His preliminary hearing is scheduled for Sept. 13.
Staff Reports
