MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WGNS) - Murfreesboro Police Department (MPD) officers arrested a 70-year-old man on harassment charges Friday (August 7th), after he allegedly threatened to sit outside with a gun when parents waiting to pick up their children from school blocked his driveway.

James Wideman was taken into custody a short time later. School Safety Division School Resource Officers charged him with harassment.

According to the preliminary investigation, Wideman called the front office at Scales Elementary School to complain about the parents in the pickup line obstructing his driveway. When school employees informed him that they could not resolve the issue, Wideman allegedly responded by saying he would sit in his driveway with a gun during school traffic.

School Safety Division supervisors ask parents not to block private driveways or intersections when dropping off and picking up their children from school.

Wideman was booked into the Rutherford County Adult Detention Center and is being held on a $2,000 bond. A hearing is set for September 8th in Rutherford County General Sessions Court.

DISCLAIMER: The charges and allegations referenced in this story are merely accusations of criminal conduct and not evidence. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt and convicted through due process of law.