Judge Greg Mathis accused of firing a gun at city workers, he denies it

TMZ

Judge Greg Mathis got to the heart of the matter with some City of Los Angeles employees...but there are starkly different stories on each side as to the intensity of the escalation.

Law sources tell us an L.A. Department of Water and Power employee made a report Tuesday accusing Mathis of threatening workers with a gun after a heated confrontation. According to the employee, Mathis got angry after he was asked to move his vehicle - words were exchanged - and things escalated to the point where Mathis allegedly flashed and pointed his gun at the workers.

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However, we spoke to Mathis, who has a much different story. Mathis tells us that employees were actually blocking his vehicle and he couldn't get out of his driveway.

Mathis says one of the employees got smart with him when he stood in the street, saying if he didn't move he'd get run over by their work truck. Mathis took this as a threat and told us he advised he had a gun - although he claims he NEVER showed the gun, let alone pointed it at anyone.< /p> TMZ.com

Eventually, both sides calmed down...and the LADWP workers continued their work further down the street.

Clearly, the employees were upset by the interaction, as they took the allegations to the cops. We're told the LAPD took a wielding report and the matter is officially under investigation.