A man accused in a shooting was arrested Monday on charges of threatening a witness, according to records.
Leon “Big Papa” Holmes, 47, of Harrison, reportedly walked up to a witness in his upcoming trial and told him not to show up in court and “that if he did, him or his ‘boys’ would take care of him,” according to an affidavit.
Holmes then drew a line across his own neck in front of the man and left, according to the report.
On Monday, Holmes was arrested on a charge of coercion of a witness and remained in jail without bond.
His trial is connected to a February 2010 incident in which he’s accused of shooting Cecil Franklin Stodghill twice in the chest. Holmes is charged with attempted first-degree murder in that case.