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Police: Woman pulls gun, forces minor into vehicle

A Wilkes-Barre woman is accused of forcing a minor into her car at gunpoint.
Credit: WNEP

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — A woman faces charges after holding a child at gunpoint in Wilkes-Barre.

Police say Amanda Saxton held a boy at gunpoint at Parsons Park Sunday after the boy got into a fight with her son.

She allegedly forced him into a car and drove him around before returning.

Saxton is charged with assault, reckless endangerment, and other charges.

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