Prosecutors in Chippewa Falls are moving ahead with charges against a man who they say drunkenly pointed a gun at his son’s head back in December.
Fifty seven-year-old Matthew Merritt is looking at felony weapons charges. Police say he was drinking with his 18-year-old son on the day before New Year’s Eve when he took out a 45-caliber pistol, loaded it, and pointed it at his son. Merritt is not supposed to have a gun because he is a convicted felon.
The D.A. in Chippewa Falls says he’s due back in court next week.
