St. Mary’s Sheriff’s Deputy Michael Campbell received a report of an assault in Mechanicsville on March 23.
The victim reported the accused John Charles Wiles, 3rd, 38 of Mechanicsville, became upset at Easter dinner over his missing cellular telephone.
Wiles retrieved a loaded shotgun from the master bedroom of the residence, pointed the shotgun in the direction of the dinner table where the victim was seated and chambered a round, police say.
Wiles then transitioned the barrel of the shotgun in the direction of the television which was located next to the dinner table and threatened to shoot the television.
Wiles was arrested and charged with felony First-Degree Assault.