𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐑𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐉𝐮𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐠𝐮𝐧

𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫: 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐚𝐰. 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝, 𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝, 𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐬.

On May 15, 2026, deputies with the Pettis County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 200 block of N. Main St. in Green Ridge in reference to a disturbance.

Upon arrival, deputies were met by three juveniles who stated they had been walking past a residence when they overheard arguing from inside the residence. The juveniles reported that a male subject, later identified as Gary Douglas Horn, came outside and told them, “You better get the fuck out of here” and “I’ve got my shotgun for you if you want to see it.”

According to the juveniles, they were walking on the opposite side of the roadway and had not spoken to Horn or engaged in any conduct that would have prompted the threats. Deputies observed the juveniles to be visibly upset and suffering emotional distress. The juveniles stated they ran from the area because of the threats involving a firearm.

Deputies later made contact with Gary Horn. Another juvenile at the residence with Horn provided a statement consistent with the accounts given by the three juveniles, stating that the juveniles walking past the residence did not engage in any altercation or argument with Horn prior to the incident.

Based on the investigation, deputies determined Horn allegedly made unprovoked threats involving a firearm toward the three juveniles, causing emotional distress and prompting them to flee the area.

Horn is now charged with harassment in the first degree. Case Information