A Stone County man was arrested last week after allegedly firing gunshots at a neighbor.
According to the arrest affidavit for Mark Irvin Wright, 66, authorities were called to a Piney Road residence for gunshots being fired.
The alleged victim, a neighbor of Wright’s, told authorities that they were driving their ATV to check their mail, and on the way back, the neighbor was stopped by Wright.
Wright accused the neighbor of tampering with his air conditioning unit remotely and having hidden cameras and listening devices spy on him, the affidavit said.
The neighbor said, while talking to Wright, he brandished a black large caliber handgun. At that point, the neighbor drove away and then heard a gunshot, the affidavit said. The neighbor told authorities they believed Wright was firing in their direction.
Authorities made contact with Wright and also confirmed he had an active warrant from the Stone County Sheriff’s Department for terroristic threatening.
Wright was placed in custody and transported to the Stone County Detention Center. The affidavit said as Wright was being transported, he stated to authorities he just wanted to scare the victim when he fired his weapon.
Wright is being held in the Stone County Jail on a bond of $50,000. He is facing a felony count of aggravated assault.
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