A Kirkland man has pleaded not guilty to charges of assault after he allegedly chased a group of local boys found on his property at night last February. His trial is currently scheduled for Jan. 28, 2015.

Christopher Raymound Dunn, 36, has been accused of allegedly threatening the teens with a gun after he discovered several of them trespassing on his property late at night and mistook their alleged game of cops and robbers for a potential robbery.

According to a Kirkland Police report by responding officers, the incident occurred at around 10:30 p.m. during heavy rainfall. The teens later stated they had been hiding on the property while playing cops and robbers as part of a birthday celebration.

When Dunn yelled at the teenagers, they allegedly apologized and ran off the property, according to documents from a Kirkland Police investigation of the incident. Dunn then allegedly got into his truck and pursued the teens. The investigation documents allege that Dunn went to drive back home when he didn’t see them, but then discovered two other teens near his neighbor’s property who were a part of the same group playing cops and robbers. Dunn then exited the vehicle and confronted them with a semi-automatic handgun, the investigation documents allege. One of the teens claimed he was struck in the face by Dunn. One of the officers investigating the incident reported not finding any marks or injuries on the teen’s face who claimed to have been struck.

During the ensuing investigation, police found two of the fence boards on Dunn’s property had been pulled off the rails, leaving a hole. They discovered the fence boards lying in the front yard and the screen off Dunn’s living room window removed. The doors to his tool shed had been left open and fresh footprints matching one of the teen’s shoes were inside.

Dunn denied hitting one of the teens and told police his gun had been holstered the entire time. When told by investigators that two witnesses had confirmed seeing him produce the handgun, Dunn allegedly replied that the witnesses must have mistaken his flashlight for a gun.

The Kirkland Police investigation ultimately concluded Dunn had legitimate reasons to believe someone was trying to break into his home.

The police investigation also concluded, however, that Dunn’s actions to pursue the teens once they left his property “had clearly crossed the line of reasonableness and could no longer be justified.”

The investigation documents also allege one teen lied to police during a follow-up investigation about being on the property. Charges were forwarded to the prosecutor’s office, but no charges were ever filed against him.