Crime & Safety
Local Man Pointed Shotgun at Family Over TV Volume, Police Say
Adam Myjer, 23, "racked a round into the chamber and threatened to shoot someone in the face if the television volume wasn't turned down."
Pelham police on Monday said they arrested a 23-year-old man after he pointed a loaded shotgun at his family and threatened to shoot them in the face if they didn’t turn down the television volume.
CBS Boston reported Adam Myjer, 23,was charged with reckless conduct and criminal threatening.
Police said at about midnight, Myjer grabbed his shotgun and tried to kick in the door of his family member, who lives next door in the same apartment building.
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“He then ‘racked’ a round into the chamber and threatened to shoot someone in the face if the television volume wasn’t turned down,” Pelham police said in a statement, according to CBS.
He was held on $10,000 bail pending an arraignment Monday.
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Photo: A model of the shotgun police said Adam Myjer pointed at his family. (Credit: WickedVT via Flickr)
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