ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Two people charged in a bizarre water pellet gun shooting spree in Asheville have turned themselves into the authorities.
A press release from the Asheville Police Department (APD) says 32-year-old Darius Ramont Brown and 31-year-old David Wayne Faubus turned themselves in on July 25 for assault on a female, simple assault, and misdemeanor cruelty to animals charges.
2 CHARGED IN WATER PELLET GUN SHOOTING SPREE
The two were accused of targeting pedestrians around the city with water pellet guns.
Brown was booked into the Buncombe County Detention Facility and released under a $5,000 unsecured bond issued by a magistrate. Faubus was booked into the Buncombe County Detention Facility and released under a Written Promise to Appear issued by a magistrate.
Officers were able to bring forth charges thanks to “strategic technological investments and innovative use of License Plate Readers (LPR) and surveillance video analysis,” APD said in a previous release.
Police said devices which resembled Orbeez-style water pellet guns were used to target pedestrians “across various locations within the city, mainly in the downtown area and surrounding neighborhoods.”
PEDESTRIANS TARGETED IN WATER PELLET GUN SHOOTING SPREE
The Asheville Police Department encourages anyone targeted or who has information regarding these incidents to contact APD by anonymously texting TIP2APD to 847411 or using the TIP2APD smartphone application. You can also call APD at (828) 252-1110.