BETTENDORF, Iowa (KWQC) - A Davenport man is charged after police say he threatened his ex-wife with a gun in a Bettendorf townhouse in front of four children.

According to Bettendorf police, at 7:39 p.m. Monday dispatchers received a 911 call and heard a man and woman arguing in the background.

Officials said officers came to the 800 block of Hillside Drive and found that a man, 37-year-old Danarease Depress Lawless, had come into the home of his ex-wife, threatened her with a gun and threatened to shoot officers.

There were four children ages 4, 5, 6 and 7 in the home that stayed inside with Lawless after the ex-wife was able to escape, officials said.

Officers were not able to communicate with Lawless.

Officials said Bettendorf police asked for assistance from other departments. Da

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