Police: South Tahoe man pulls knife on grandma

Jesse Shane Gage

A South Lake Tahoe man is accused of threatening to kill his grandmother with a knife.

Jesse Shane Gage, 30, was arrested on charges of terrorizing and trying to harm an elderly person, and exhibiting a deadly weapon. He was taken into custody Nov. 20 about 11:35pm.

The two live together. The 73-year-old woman was able to escape and call 911 from a neighbor’s.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report