Brawling brothers lead to disorderly conduct arrest in Verona

A brawl between two brothers in Verona led to minor injuries and an arrest Thursday, police said.

The Verona Police Department said officers responded to a report of a man threatening an adult family member with a gun at 12:24 p.m. at a residence on the 300 block of South Franklin Street.

Police said Steven A. Jones, 62, and Kevin D. Jones, 55, are brothers who were having an argument when Steven grabbed a gun and pointed it at Kevin, according to the report.

Steven Jones was arrested on suspicion of disorderly conduct while armed and was taken to jail, police said.

Verona police said it will refer Kevin Jones to the district attorney’s office for allegedly battering Steven earlier in the day.

Both Jones men suffered minor injuries in the incident, police said.