Eureka man faces assault with weapon charge

A Eureka man, Joshua D. Hull, pleaded not guilty to charges of assault and theft after an incident involving coworkers at the 4-Corners Restaurant and Casino.

Lincoln County deputies responded to a residence for a reported man shooting a gun in the air and then later at people. After arriving, they came across one victim who had visible injuries to his face, mouth and head.

According to court documents, the injured victim had brought home two female victims from the bar after mourning a friend's passing. After they went to bed, Hull and another man, both coworkers of the alleged victims, arrived at the residence and let themselves into the house.

Despite being told to leave, Hull instead pulled a gun. One of the victims went to get a gun from a vehicle. At that point, Hull allegedly discharged his gun, and the alleged victim believed it was aimed at him.

The alleged victim told him to drop the gun when Holder allegedly knocked him to the ground and then took the gun belonging to the victim.

During this scuffle, a second victim was also pushed to the ground but wasn’t hurt.

Another person in the household, a minor, exited the house with a gun and told Hull and Holder to leave. Both got in their vehicle and fled the scene in gold sedan.

Deputies observed two bullet casings that appeared to back up this story.

Hull faces a felony - assault with a weapon, a misdemeanor count of assault, and a third count of theft for taking the victim’s gun, also a misdemeanor.