Former Upper Gwynedd Cop Shoots Teen In Back: Cops

A former Upper Gwynedd Township police officer shot a teenager in the back during an altercation, according to authorities.

Owen Farmer, 45, a nine-year veteran of the force who was honorably discharged in 2009, has been charged with aggravated assault and reckless endangerment in connection with the incident, according to an affidavit of probable cause.

The incident occurred on Saturday, Feb. 18 when Farmer's stepdaughter, 20, was driving on North Wales Road, police said. She passed a black BMW that was driving slowly, and the car began honking at her and flashing its lights, documents state.

The car continued following her and she called Farmer and told him to come outside with his gun, police said.

When the BMW arrived, Farmer walked toward it, and it backed up and ran over his foot, authorities said. As it drove off, Farmer fired three bullets at it.

One bullet hit a 15-year-old girl in the front passenger seat. She was in the car with her mother and father, police said. She was taken to Einstein Medical Center in East Norriton where she was treated and released.

Farmer, meanwhile, was treated for a broken foot at Abington-Lansdale Hospital and released on $50,000 bail. A preliminary hearing is set for March 13.

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