An Elmore County man has been arrested for allegedly pointing a shotgun to the head of a 16-year-old.
Wesley Roger Weldon Sr., 42, of Tallassee, was arrested Tuesday and charged with aggravated child abuse by the Elmore County Sheriff’s Office.
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