Police Say Felon Fired Shots Through Neighbors' House in Otsego
The man, who police say appeared intoxicated, is charged with reckless discharge of a firearm.
Police say a bullet that fired through an Otsego woman's living room Sunday shot through the wall just inches from where she was sitting. Police allege that her neighbor, Devin Charles Petersen, 45, recklessly shot the gun from his house while he appeared to be under the influence of alcohol, according to a criminal complaint filed this week at the Wright County District Court. Petersen, who is a convicted felon, was arrested Sunday and charged with reckless discharge of a firearm, false information to police and convicted felon in possession of a firearm. According to the criminal complaint, police found that the bullet entered the house, at the 8200th block of Parell Ave. NE in Otsego, six inches to a foot away from where the woman was …
Charlie Handren
2:22 pm on Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Wow, I live just a few door down from this. I left home for about 15 minutes or so, and then came back to find two sheriffs and a "major crimes unit" van in the neighborhood. Our home was in the line of fire, so I' very grateful that the Lord spared our neighbors mentioned in this story and the rest of us as well! Hopefully this man will come to his senses, turn to the Lord, and change his ways. more ›