Charges against Andrew Hamblin , 23 , stem from a domestic disturbance Sunday at a residence in Campbell County . An East Tennessee pastor who has appeared on a reality television show about handling snakes in church faces charges of assault and reckless endangerment . Charges against Andrew Hamblin , 23 , stem from a domestic disturbance Sunday at a residence in Campbell County . No-one was injured . Elizabeth Hamblin told officers that as she was leaving a park with her four children and Jeremy Henegar , Andrew Hamblin got behind them , and pointed a handgun from his vehicle , reports Knox News . The warrant does not specify the relationship between Henegar and Elizabeth Hamblin , but it states the two share the Hickory Hills residence . Elizabeth Hamblin said that when she arrived home Hamblin pulled up in front of their residence and waved a handgun before he fired a shot in the air . She claims he then pointed a gun at Henegar and fired a second time , missing Henegar and striking the residence , before fleeing . Deputies say Elizabeth Hamblin ’ s infant child was in the home at the time . Investigators recovered a bullet that was fired into the residence . Hamblin is the pastor of the Tabernacle Church of God in LaFollette , which uses snake handling in services . Hamblin ( pictured ) is the pastor of the Tabernacle Church of God in LaFollette , which uses snake handling in services . It is thought that the couple have five children including an infant . Deputies say Elizabeth Hamblin ’ s infant child was in the home at the time . He has appeared on the reality show 'Snake Salvation ' on the National Geographic Channel . Hamblin was due in court for arraignment Monday . It was n't immediately clear whether he had an attorney to reach for comment . In 2013 , state wildlife officials seized 53 copper heads and rattlesnakes from Hamblin and cited him for illegally keeping them , but a grand jury declined to indict him . In 2014 Hamblin and his worshipers were evicted from their church because of their fondness for handling venomous snakes while praying and dancing . Clyde Daugherty , who built the LaFollette , Tennessee-based church in 1994 , rented the building to Andrew Hamblin for just $ 267 a month but eventually became fed up with all the serpents slithering about and occasionally injuring or killing congregants . 'Too many people were getting hurt and dying , and that 's a proven fact , ' Mr Daugherty told . 'He was focused too much on the wrong things , like attention from the media and the TV show , instead of the word of God . ' In a November 2013 file photo Andrew Hamblin , with his wife , Elizabeth , arrive for his arraignment . In 2013 , state wildlife officials seized 53 copper heads and rattlesnakes from Hamblin and cited him for illegally keeping them , but a grand jury declined to indict him . Hamblin and his wife . He was due in court for arraignment Monday . Investigators recovered a bullet ( hole pictured ) that was fired into the residence . Hamblin 's Pentecostal church practices a rare , century-old Christian tradition of worshiping God with venomous snakes such as timber rattlers , cottonmouths and copperheads , according to Urban Christian News . About 125 such churches exist in the U.S. Pastors use the snakes to show non-Christians that God protects them from harm , holding them aloft as they pray , sing and dance . The belief stems from a literal reading of Jesus ' words in the Gospel of Mark : 'And these signs will accompany those who believe : in my name they will cast out demons ; they will speak in new tongues ; they will pick up serpents , and if they drink any deadly thing , it will not hurt them ; they will lay their hands on the sick , and they will recover . ' Hamblin 's mentor , fellow reality TV star and snake-wielding pastor Jamie Coots , died in February 2014 after being bitten at his church in Middlesboro , Kentucky . His son Cody , 21 , took over for him and was also bitten by a snake .
Charges against Andrew Hamblin , Sunday , stem from a domestic disturbance 23 at a residence in Campbell County , East Tennessee . No-one was injured in the alleged incident . Investigators recovered a bullet that was fired into the residence . Hamblin is the pastor of the Tabernacle Church of God in LaFollette , which uses snake handling in services .