A man is charged with a crime for shooting at his neighbors who were playing music and setting off fireworks, authorities said.
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Deputies were called to Little Valley Lane in Iredell County, west of Statesville, on May 25. The caller said neighbors were arguing and someone had fired a gun. Officers were told that 65-year-old Richard Todd Lemons was the man shooting.
When they arrived, officers found Lemons armed with a handgun. He dropped the gun when officers instructed him to do so.
Neighbors and witnesses told officers that Lemons had become angry with his neighbors for playing music and lighting fireworks. They said he decided to fire his gun at the group of people outside the house.
Officers said the victims tried to calm Lemons down by talking to him, but Lemons pointed the gun at him and continued shooting.
One of the victims returned fire, but no one was seriously injured, sheriff’s deputies said.
Lemons was arrested and taken to the Iredell County Jail, where he was charged with six felony counts of using a deadly weapon with intent to kill and six counts of communicating threats. He was given a $60,000 bond.
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