Crime

Laurel County man arrested after errant bullets hit homes

Calvin E. Barger
Calvin E. Barger

A London man was charged with wanton endangerment Sunday after two bullets hit people’s homes, police said.

One of the bullets went through an exterior wall into the floor of a bathroom, which had been occupied right before the bullet struck, according to a release from the Laurel County sheriff’s office. Another bullet struck the roof of a different house.

In addition to wanton endangerment, Calvin Earl Barger III, 42, was charged with criminal mischief after he was arrested about 3 p.m. Police say Barger had been “shooting guns in the side yard into a target,”

Barger was taken to the Laurel County Detention Center.

Michael McKay: 859-231-1324, @hlpublicsafety

This story was originally published March 14, 2016 at 8:39 AM with the headline "Laurel County man arrested after errant bullets hit homes."

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