During the argument, police say the man pulled out a gun and also attempted to flush a 6-week-old child down a toilet.
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He was charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, terroristic threats and endangering the welfare of a child, the station reported.
The mother managed to grab the baby, run outside and call police – but Gateley refused to come out of the home when a SWAT team arrived, according to CBS.
When police responded, residents of the house said Gateley was armed and inside.
Police say a man and woman were arguing at a home in the 100 block of Southern Avenue around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday.
The child was taken to the hospital to be checked out.
The man eventually gave himself up after a two-hour standoff and was arrested. The child was not believed to be seriously injured even though, at one point, Gateley banged the child’s head off a wall before pushing it into the toilet, police said. The woman suffered a black eye in the incident.
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Gateley was bitten by the family’s dog during the melee. Online court records don’t list an attorney for him.
