PSP: Bedford County man put rifle in woman’s mouth 2 days after animal neglect charges

BEDFORD COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — A Bedford County man who was recently charged with animal neglect is now accused of putting a rifle into a woman’s mouth, court documents show.

Robert Lee Thompson, 41, of Queen, is facing charges of simple assault, reckless endangerment and terroristic threats less than 48 hours after being charged by state police with animal neglect .

Thompson was charged on Monday, Aug. 26, with animal neglect. State police were later called around 5 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 28, after a woman claimed he stuck a rifle barrel in her mouth during and argument, according to the criminal complaint.

The woman said they got into an argument over items in her SUV that belonged to Thompson. It escalated to Thompson putting the barrel in her mouth, according to her account to troopers. She claimed he then hid the rifle before police arrived.

According to the complaint, another person was in the residence and told police they heard the two arguing, but they didn’t see a gun.

It should be noted that on Tuesday evening, Thompson made comments on social media claiming his innocence in the animal neglect charges, saying he was just a caretaker and didn’t own the four dogs.

Thompson was charged by a summons in the animal neglect case, however, with the assault charge, he was taken into custody and placed in Bedford County Prison with bail set at $300,000.

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