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HOLDEN, Maine — A fight between a local man and his 29-year-old son escalated Sunday to the point where the son apparently pulled out a handgun and shot his father’s empty truck several times, Police Chief Gene Worcester said Monday.
Javier Salinas, who lives in Brewer, went to his father’s house on Levenseller Road on Sunday evening. Police were called to the scene at 7:22 p.m. after receiving a 911 call about a weapons offense and family fight at the residence.
“The call came in that shots were fired at the residence,” Worcester said.
Because a weapon was fired, Holden police Officer Chris Greeley was accompanied by Sgt. Wil Sheehan of the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Department, and Maine State Police Troopers Seth Edwards and Jarod Stedman.
Before police arrived, Salinas reportedly discharged a .45-caliber handgun.
“He shot five rounds into his dad’s truck,” hitting the side of the older model pickup and the windshield, the police chief said.
Salinas did not aim the gun at anyone at the residence, he said.
“The weapon ended up back in the house so when they [police] confronted him, he wasn’t armed,” Worcester said.
Police still ended up having to subdue Salinas, who was very upset, according to the police chief. The chief did not say what the argument was about.
When police took the handgun into evidence, “there were seven rounds in the magazine and one round in the chamber ready to be fired,” Worcester said.
Out by the truck, “five casings were recovered as evidence,” he added.
Salinas was charged with felony reckless conduct with a firearm, failure to submit to arrest and possession of a usable amount of marijuana and taken to Penobscot County Jail. If convicted, he could face up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $5,000.
Salinas’ first court appearance was Monday.
“He was released at court,” a jail official said.
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