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A preliminary hearing for a Schellsburg man accused of shooting at a group of activists, striking one man with birdshot, last year has been continued until next month, while police are still attempting to make contact with the other man who allegedly exchanged gunfire.
The preliminary hearing for Terry L. Myers, 51, of Schellsburg, was continued from May 26 to June 9, according to online court dockets.
Myers is facing a second-degree felony charge of aggravated assault and dozens of misdemeanors for allegedly firing a shotgun at a crowd of activists marching from Milwaukee to Washington D.C. last August after the group had stopped in a parking lot on his fatherâs property along Route 30 in Juniata Township.
From Mirror staff reports
Two men are facing felony charges in connection to a Bedford County shooting, which occurred as a group of activists traveled through Bedford in August, court documents stated.
Bedford County District Attorney Lesley Childers-Potts announced Friday her office filed criminal charges against Schellsburg resident Terry L. Myers, 51, and Orsino V. Thurman, 37, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Myers was arraigned Friday by Magisterial District Judge Tonya Osman on more than 40 charges, including aggravated assault, simple assault and reckless endangerment, court documents state.
Thurman was charged with eight crimes, including aggravated assault, prohibited possession of a firearm, simple assault and reckless endangerment.
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BEDFORD The district attorney in Bedford County has brought dozens of charges against a man for firing a 12-gauge shotgun at civil rights marchers last August, striking one in the face and endangering 19 others.
The announcement from Lesley Childers-Potts came just days after Spotlight PA and The Tribune-Democrat learned the prosecutor had been given the results of a State Police investigation into the shooting in early March and just one day after the news organizations asked why she hadn’t acted on it.
Terry Myers, 51 of Schellsburg, was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, a second-degree felony that carries a possible sentence of 5 to 10 years in prison and a $25,000 fine, as well as 19 counts each of recklessly endangering another person and simple assault.
For Spotlight PA Civil rights marchers on a journey from Milwaukee to Washington, D.C. are seen here in Youngstown, Ohio. The district attorney in Bedford County has brought dozens of charges against a man for firing a 12-gauge shotgun at civil rights marchers last August, striking one in the face and endangering 19 others.
The announcement from Lesley Childers-Potts came just days after Spotlight PA and The Tribune-Democrat learned the prosecutor had been given the results of a State Police investigation into the shooting in early March and just one day after the news organizations asked why she hadn’t acted on it.