Man Arrested After Pointing A Gun At People At A Prescott Valley Skatepark

A gun missing from an incident at a Prescott Valley skate park has been found. Police say 18-year-old Stephen Michael Adams was arrested Tuesday after he pointed a gun at a group of people. Police were flagged down at around 5:15 p.m. and were told about a man pointing a handgun at people inside the park at 8250 Nace Lane. According to witnesses at the park, the man was asked to leave the park several times because he was being belligerent and believed to have been intoxicated. He then pulled out a revolver type pistol which was black or silver in color, and began pointing it at several people inside the park. Moments later the suspect began running away from the area as police arrived. Police say Adams got rid of the gun as he ran. The gun was found Wednesday afternoon at around 1:45 p.m. in the area. The gun was a Smith and Wesson .38 calibur handgun that was fully loaded. Adams, was taken into custody in the 81-hundred block of Lisa Circle. Adams has been charged with eight counts of aggravated assault with a weapon and eight counts of disorderly conduct with a weapon. He was booked into the Yavapai County Detention Center in Prescott. No officers or citizens were injured in the incident.