A man was arrested early Saturday morning on the 4000 block of E Street for allegedly firing a shot and pointing a gun at another man who had been called to the home by a woman who asked for assistance in leaving.

According to a Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office release, deputies were called to the scene just before 12:30 a.m. after 27-year-old Marvin Brice McGaughey reportedly became verbally aggressive with a woman, who with a young child, and shot at the door when the other man arrived outside.

McGaughey then reportedly walked outside of the residence and pointed the weapon at the man. No one was injured. McGaughey was booked on suspicion of assault with a firearm, discharging a firearm in gross, shooting at an inhabited dwelling (PC 246) and child cruelty.

Read the HCSO release below:

On Oct. 24, 2020, at about 12:27 a.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the 4000 block of E Street, in the County’s jurisdiction of Eureka, for the report of a disturbance with shots fired.

Deputies arrived on scene and made contact with a 31-year-old male victim outside of the residence. The victim told deputies that the suspect, 27-year-old Marvin Brice McGaughey, was inside of the residence with a 26-year-old female victim.

Deputies located the female victim and a small child uninjured inside the residence. McGaughey was also located inside the residence and detained for safety purposes. Through their investigation, deputies learned that McGaughey had reportedly become verbally aggressive with the female victim, at which time she contacted the male victim for assistance in leaving the residence. When the male victim arrived outside, McGaughey reportedly retrieved a firearm and shot at the door. McGaughey then retrieved a second firearm and walked outside pointing it at the victim. No one was injured during this incident.

McGaughey was arrested and booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on charges of assault with a firearm on a person (PC 245(A)(2)), discharging a firearm in gross neglect (PC 246.3(A)), shooting at an inhabited dwelling (PC 246) and child cruelty (PC 273A(B)).

Anyone with information about this case or related criminal activity is encouraged to call the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office at (707) 445-7251 or the Sheriff’s Office Crime Tip line at (707) 268-2539.