Parolee Allegedly Put Gun to Man's Head to Discourage Court Testimony

A man is back in jail Tuesday after allegedly putting a gun to a man's head on Seacoast Drive last week, according to Sgt. Joel Stranger with the San Diego County Sheriff's Department, Imperial Beach substation.

Around 8:30 a.m. March 20, 52-year-old Mark Reamer saw the victim in his car around 2nd Street and Palm Avenue then allegedly approached him on the street in the 700 block of Seacoast Drive and put a semiautomatic handgun to his head, Stranger said.

"It looks like the suspect made a comment about calling him a rat and telling him not to testify against him, but the victim said he's not involved in any case against him," he said.

No injuries were reported as a result of the incident, Stranger said.

Reamer was later located around 1 p.m. near the corner of Daisy Avenue and 2nd Street and arrested by sheriff's deputies for assault with a semiautomatic firearm and attempting to prevent and dissuade a witness from testifying, both felonies.

Since he was on parole for prior charges, Reamer was initially put back in jail with flash incarceration, sheriff documents state.

Reamer was booked in the San Diego Central Jail at 4:22 p.m., March 20. No gun was recovered by deputies, Stranger said.

Reamer was charged with a misdemeanor battery of a spouse charge March 17, said Kate Flaherty with the San Diego County District Attorney's Office.

He was arraigned March 22 and will have a readiness conference at 8:30 a.m., March 29 in the South County Courthouse. If convicted, Reamer could face four years and six months in prison, she said.

He is currently being held on $140,000 bail.