Was Don Beason involved in another gun incident?

Assistant District Attorney Matt Godwin tried to present evidence this morning that Beason showed a gun in a threatening way while in his vehicle in a separate incident in Raleigh in early June.

But Beason's attorney, former state Rep. Bob Hensley, argued that would unduly prejudice the jury — or in this case, the judge who will decide his misdemeanor assault case today. He said there is no police report on the incident.

"That's all we have — an allegation," he said.

Details about the other incident were extremely vague since the lawyers on both sides could not get specific in front of Judge Joy Hamilton without revealing too much.

Hamilton ruled in favor of allowing the evidence.