ARNOLD, Mo (KMOX/AP) - Authorities are looking for a Jefferson County man who is suspected of injuring a woman in a racially charged attack.Adam Pillow, 40, who is white, is accused of calling a Black woman a racial slur and then hitting her with a gun during a confrontation earlier this month in Arnold. The gun went off and a bullet grazed the victim. He also allegedly pointed the gun at the forehead of another woman.
The woman told investigators the confrontation began after an argument Aug. 7 in Arnold about a problem a friend was having with another tenant at a home.
As the victim and her friend were leaving, Pillow, who is white, allegedly placed a gun against the friend’s forehead, according to a probable cause statement. He then turned to the victim, called her a racial slur and hit her with the gun, which went off, investigators said.
The bullet grazed the woman and she was treated for a wound to her ear lobe and neck, authorities said.
Pillow fled on foot and was not in custody as of Monday.
He was charged last week with unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action and second-degree assault.