A neighborhood dispute that turned ugly on a quiet street in Affton led to a Public Works employee being threatened with a gun last week.
William O. Luton, 56, is in St. Louis County Jail after allegedly threatening the county employee with a deadly weapon and stealing his lanyard and pen.
Luton lives on Craighill Drive, tucked between Rock Hill Road and Affton High School. The St. Louis County Public Works employee was in the neighborhood to inspect light and noise machines Luton set up on his property and pointed at a neighbor’s house. The machines were erected with “the sole purpose” to annoy that neighbor, prosecutors say…