North Webster Man Faces Criminal Recklessness Charge
Staff Report
NORTH WEBSTER — A North Webster man was recently arrested after allegedly shooting a firearm several times in his home.
Joseph J. Davis, 58, 160 EMS W23 Lane, North Webster, is charged with criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon, a level 6 felony.
Around 4 a.m. April 2, county dispatch was contacted by Davis, who said there were six young people with a firearm on top of his neighbor’s residence. He also said someone had ran over a swing and log splitter. Officers went to the home and determined the incident did not occur.
About two hours later, dispatch received a 911 call made from an open line. A North Webster Police officer went to the scene and saw Davis laying across a road, pointing a firearm at his home. The officer asked Davis to put the gun down and Davis complied. The firearm had one loaded round in its chamber. A Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office deputy went to the scene to assist.
According to court documents, Davis said he fired the handgun inside the home after all occupants had left. He told officers he saw a man in the hallway and that the man pointed a gun at him. Davis said he fired his handgun at the man and shot about seven or eight times.
The deputy asked Davis if he was on any medication and Davis said he was. While officers were at the home, Davis continued to look around like there were other people there.
In the home, the KCSO deputy found holes in a wall going into a bathroom, as well as empty shell casings.
Davis was booked in the Kosciusko County Jail on May 4, with a $5,250 surety and cash bond.