- Ulys Laffette Bell IV handed his 14-year-old daughter a handgun
- The Arizona father then told his teenage daughter to pull the trigger
- He admitted to giving her the gun, but claims the weapon was unloaded
- He has been jailed on suspicion of child abuse and endangerment
Ulys Laffette Bell IV, 38, admitted to handing his 14-year-old daughter a handgun
A father from Arizona has been arrested after giving his teenage daughter a gun and telling her to kill herself.
Ulys Laffette Bell IV, admitted to handing his 14-year-old daughter a handgun and telling her to ‘pull the trigger’.
Police in Fort Mohave, Arizona were informed of the incident on the following day when the teenager told school officials.
The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office says the 38-year-old told deputies he had disciplinary issues with his daughter.
Sheriff’s spokeswoman Sue Callahan says it is not confirmed that the gun was unloaded at the time.
Police were unable to determine this as authorities did not learn about the incident, which took place on Sunday, until the following day when the teenager’s school was informed
Bell has been jailed on suspicion of disorderly conduct with a weapon, child abuse and endangerment.
It is not immediately known whether he has an attorney who could comment on the allegations.
Fort Mohave is a town of some 15,000 people near Bullhead City, around 85 miles south of Las Vegas.
Irresponsible: Bell, who told police he had ‘disciplinary issues’ with his daughter, admitted to instructing her to ‘pull the trigger’ (stock image)