From the Desk of Sheriff Scott Bradley

On November 24^th, 2014, Deputies form the Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office arrested 52 year old Art Jay Gandesbery of Shirley for Aggravated assault, Terroristic Threatening 1^st degree and Carrying a weapon.   The incident happened on November 19^th, 2014 near Stagecoach Road and Pole Ranch Spur in Shirley.  Gandesbery is accused of pointing a semi-automatic handgun in the face of a 19 year old male and at his friend and threatening to cut them in half.  Gandesbery is currently incarcerated on $25,000.00 bond.