Sarah Palin’s son arrested for domestic abuse

The oldest son of former Alaska governor Sarah Palin was arrested in a domestic violence case in which his girlfriend was afraid he would shoot himself with an AR-15 assault rifle.

Track Palin, 26, was charged with assault, interfering with the report of a domestic violence crime, and possessing a weapon while intoxicated following the incident on Monday at the Wasilla, Alaska, home of his parents, where he lives, according to an affidavit by police.

The girlfriend told authorities she was punched in the face by Palin, who is the oldest child of Sarah Palin.