Hastings man pulls gun in Walmart parking lot in dispute over granddaughter

Grand Island, Neb. (KSNB) - A Hastings man was arrested after police said he threatened a man with a handgun in a dispute over his granddaughter.

Darin Chaon, 50, is charged in Hall County with felony terroristic threats, child abuse and two counts of use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony.

Court records indicate police arrested Chaon after an argument June 9 in the parking lot of the north Walmart in Grand Island. Chaon met his granddaughter’s father who claimed that Chaon threatened to shoot him if he didn’t release the girl to her mother. Chaon’s daughter and granddaughter were present at the time. Video from a nearby security camera indicated that Chaon pointed a handgun at the victim during the argument.

A probable cause hearing in the case is scheduled July 10 in Hall County Court. Chaon is currently free on $1,000 cash bond.