Cedar Rapids man accused of threatening to shoot woman, child

CEDAR RAPIDS — A Cedar Rapids man was arrested Monday on suspicion of assaulting a woman and her 8-year-old child by shoving and grabbing them while pointing a gun at them and threatening to kill the child.

Guadalupe Andrade, 32, is charged with going armed with intent, a felony, and assault while displaying a dangerous weapon (domestic abuse), assault while displaying a dangerous weapon, child endangerment, and first-degree harassment, all aggravated misdemeanors.

Andrade is accused of shoving the woman, causing her to fall and hit her head on a metal bed frame. According to the criminal complaint, he then got a firearm from the bedroom, loaded and “racked” the weapon and pointed it at the woman and her child.

While pointing the gun at the child, Andrade is seen on a video recording saying “I’m going to finish him off,” the complaint states. Andrade also is accused of grabbing the child by the shirt while holding the firearm.

He remains in the Linn County Jail under a $30,000 bail.

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