Township Man Allegedly Shot at Pumpkin
Christopher Green, 30, of 2235 Koehler Drive, Lower Saucon Township, faces charges after allegedly firing at a gourd Wednesday.
A Lower Saucon Township man was jailed Thursday morning after he allegedly got drunk and started shooting at a pumpkin. Township police say Christopher Green, 30, of 2235 Koehler Drive, Apt. 1, fired shots from a .22 caliber handgun at a pumpkin across the street from his home. According to court records, Green's landlord told police he had heard shooting late Wednesday night, and found Green behind the property. Police say Green had been drinking, and admitted he was "just shooting a pumpkin." His 5-year-old son was sleeping inside the apartment during the shooting. Green is charged with reckless endangerment, possession of an instrument of crime, public drunkenness and disorderly conduct. He was arraigned early Thursday morning before on…
Erin Rose Brennan
12:40 pm on Wednesday, November 28, 2012
He shot the pumpkin across the street towards rt378. anyone driving on 378 could have been shot for no reason at all. Thankfully I stayed in my house that night and didn't go to the supermarket as originally planned with my children. more ›