Portsmouth Man Gets Jail Time for Drive-by Shooting

A Portsmouth man was sentenced to 1 1/2 to 4 years in State Prison Tuesday after pleading guilty to firing gun shots at a house and car last winter.

Scott Reynolds, 30, of 365 Meadow Road in Portsmouth was charged with three felony counts of reckless conduct and one misdemeanor of criminal mischief on Oct. 4, according to court documents. The indictments mean the grand jury found enough evidence to take the case to trial.

On Tuesday, the Portsmouth Herald reported that he pleaded guilty to two felony counts of reckless conduct. The newspaper also reported that Reynolds received   a concurrent 12-month sentence for a felony criminal mischief conviction.

The Portsmouth Herald also reported the sentences are to be followed by an additional two- to four-year prison sentence for a third count of reckless conduct, with that sentence suspended for three years pending Reynold's good behavior. The newspaper also reported that Reynolds was ordered to engage in mental health and psychiatric treatmen.

On Feb. 21, Portsmouth Police allege that Reynolds fired gunshots from a .38-caliber handgun out of his car window on three separate occassions on Lafayette Road and on Dennett Street.

A vehicle’s windows were shot out and a bullet was lodged into the headrest of a vehicle. Later that same evening, police say Reynolds was arrested by Kittery, Maine, Police for threatening people at Hebert’s Fish Market. He was held at the time as a fugitive on these Portsmouth charges.