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The majority of charges filed against a Schellsburg man accused of firing a shotgun at a group of Milwaukee activists marching to Washington D.C. last August â injuring one â were either dismissed or withdrawn on Wednesday during a preliminary hearing.
District Judge H. Cyril Bingham dismissed the most serious charge filed against Terry L. Myers, 52, of Schellsburg â a second degree felony count of aggravated assault â as well as nine misdemeanor counts of simple assault that stemmed from an altercation along Route 30 in Juniata Township late in the evening of Aug. 24.
Bingham bound seven misdemeanor counts of recklessly endangering another person to the Court of Common Pleas, as well as a summary count of harassment.
A Northumberland County man accused of fatally shooting a man in the neck with a crossbow arrow in Liberty Township had his murder charges bound to the Court of Common
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.