No plea entered by Burrillville man accused of pointing gun in the face of officer

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — A Burrillville man accused of pointing a gun in the face of a police officer while intoxicated appeared in Providence District Court Tuesday morning.

Nicholas Smith, 40, entered no plea and his bail remains set at $10,000.

Smith faces multiple charges in the July 3 incident, including assault with a deadly weapon, possession of a firearm while intoxicated, discharging a firearm within a compact area, simple assault, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.

Officers responded to Smith’s home on Tarkiln Road in Burrillville Thursday morning for reports of gunshots.

Arriving officers said that after knocking on his door, Smith appeared in the doorway and pointed a loaded handgun in the face of the closest officer.

The officer was able to disarm Smith and he was subdued and arrested.

Police bodycam footage of the incident was released Monday.

The next court date in the case is a pretrial conference set for October 1.