Decatur Co. man accused of threatening people with handgun

DECATUR COUNTY, Tenn. — A Decatur County man is behind bars on accusations of pulling a gun and threatening to kill two people.

Oscar Alexander Stokley

Decatur County deputies say Oscar Alexander Stokley pulled a handgun on a woman outside a Shell station in Holladay. When she went to Dottie’s Marine store down the road to call 9-1-1, Stokley is accused of then pointing the gun at the woman’s son.

With the help of Benton County deputies, officers arrested Stokley after he ran into the woods. They say he was armed with a Glock 9 mm handgun.

Stokley has been charged with two counts of reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon and one count of intent to go armed.