Forney man arrested after taking his child to a bar, pulling out a gun
Dec. 14, 2025 Update:
According to Kaufman County court records, Pontzer pleaded guilty on Oct. 12, 2022, to a charge of abandoning and endangering a child by criminal negligence.
He was then ordered to serve three years of community service and pay a $2,000 fine and $382 in court costs.
The records indicate Pontzer paid his fees within two years and was granted early release from probation on July 22, 2024.
His charge for the unlawful carrying of a weapon was dismissed on Oct. 12, 2022.
FOX 4 could not find a record of the deadly conduct charge being filed.
Original Story:
Forney police arrested a man who they say took his child to a bar and drunkenly pulled out a gun during a fight.
It happened Monday night at the Forney Icehouse on Highway 80.
Customers took the child away from 28-year-old Nathan Pontzer when he went outside to get another gun from his vehicle. He was locked out of the bar, and police arrested him when they arrived.
Pontzer has been charged with unlawful carrying weapon, deadly conduct and abandoning or endangering a child.