Firearm discharged during fight at firework show at Pyne Road Park, authorities say
A large fight with a discharge of firearm during the annual firework show at Pyne Road Park has left one LaGrange woman behind bars.
Troup County deputies working the event were alerted to a large fight in a picnic area close to the shore line with someone discharging a firearm on July 4th at approximately 9:45 PM in Pyne Road Park.
“Several deputies converged on the location and encountered multiple people running away from the area with many of them stating that someone had a gun,” a press release by the sheriff’s office said.
After sorting through the chaos and speaking with the witnesses, it was determined that a group of people were arguing and an adult female, identified as 37-year-old Jessica Nicole Caldwell, of LaGrange, pulled a small handgun out and fired the gun in the direction of West Point Lake, apparently not targeting any single individual.
No one was injured during the incident and Caldwell was arrested and charged with, Discharging a Firearm while under the influence, Public Drunkenness, and Reckless Conduct, all Misdemeanors.
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