A local man who allegedly fired a pistol into the air and then claimed he was actually the target is facing several criminal charges, including false report of a crime.
Christopher Clint Collins, 41, was arrested after authorities investigated conflicting versions of the incident, which stemmed from an altercation with a resident inside the Sweetbriar Mobile Home Park.
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Coweta County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the home Saturday evening, when the resident said he had asked two people to stop speeding on their ATVs because his children were playing outside.
The resident said a male rider “became irate and hostile,” so the resident decided to take his children inside to avoid confrontation, according to the CCSO report.
About 45 minutes later, according to the resident, a red Dodge pickup truck and a blue Jeep Cherokee began speeding up and down the road. The male driver of the truck reportedly was holding a firearm.
“(The victim) stated he observed (that) the male subject discharged approximately three to four rounds in the air and burnt out on the road,” the report stated, and a deputy reportedly saw fresh skid marks on the road.
The resident provided camera footage of the vehicles “driving in the roadway in a reckless manner,” according to the report, and said he tried to confront the truck’s driver for firing his gun but the man fled the scene.
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