Horry County Police have charged a Columbus County deputy with felony domestic violence.
Nathan Christopher Gilbert, 29, is alleged to have partially drawn a pistol on the mother of his child during an argument over a vehicle, according to a report with the Horry County Police.
HCPD said the woman, whose name was not released, contacted authorities after the incident at a home on Balsa Drive in Longs. Gilbert and the woman had an argument over a vehicle around 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, according to the arrest report.
He allegedly said to the woman “I am not going t tell you twice,” and partially drew a handgun from a holster on his hip, the report said. The woman fled the scene with the infant child and contacted HCPD.
Gilbert was held under a $10,000 secured bond on a single charge of first degree (felony) domestic violence.
Columbus County News has reached out to the sheriff’s office for comment.
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