Staff Report

Keon Tyrese Driver

ROCHESTER — An Alabama man was recently arrested in Fulton County for allegedly using a machine gun to shoot at a vacant residence near Rochester.

Keon Tyrese Driver, 20, Sylacauga, Ala., is charged with operating a loaded machine gun, a level 4 felony; possession of a machine gun, a level 5 felony; and criminal recklessness committed with a deadly weapon and resisting law enforcement in a vehicle, both level 6 felonies.

On Jan. 31, Fulton County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a location north of Rochester regarding a report about several gunshots being heard near a vacant residence. A vehicle was at the residence and left the scene.

According to court documents, a deputy found the suspect vehicle traveling 85 mph in a 55 mph zone. The vehicle’s driver did not stop for law enforcement and continued traveling at a high rate of speed. Eventually, the vehicle parked at a church and its driver attempted to flee on foot but was apprehended. Driver was later identified as the vehicle’s operator.

When asked about a firearm, Driver said he ditched it. A K9 unit was used to find the firearm, which was a fully automatic Glock 19. Driver admitted to shooting the firearm at the residence and said he took off because he was scared.

Driver was booked in the Fulton County Jail on Jan. 31.