Crime & Safety
Cherokee Deputies Arrest Man After Shooting at Women Inside Car
Richard Wilt of Woodstock allegedly fired a handgun at two women sitting inside a vehicle on Apple Orchard Lane near Holly Springs.
A Woodstock man has been arrested by the Cherokee Sheriff's Office for allegedly firing a gun at two females sitting in a car Tuesday night.
Richard Wilt, 42 years old of Woodstock, has been arrested and charged with aggravated assault, terroristic threats, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, discharging a firearm while intoxicated, D.U.I., possession of a schedule II drug, possession of marijuana less than one ounce and open container.
At around 9:50 p.m. on Tuesday, sheriff's deputies were dispatched to a shots fired call on Apple Orchard Lane, located off Toonigh Road near Holly Springs. Dispatchers noted it had been reported that a man driving a black Lexus allegedly fired a gun at two women who were sitting inside a vehicle parked in the cul-de-sac on Apple Orchard Lane.
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According to a sheriff's office press release, deputies believed Wilt was driving recklessly on East Cherokee Drive. The women, both 20 years old, were traveling together in the same car on the same stretch of road and passed Wilt, who started following them.
The women called a friend, told him of the situation and asked if he would meet them on Apple Orchard Lane.
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Wilt followed the women to Apple Orchard Lane and all parties stopped their vehicles in the cul-de-sac.
Wilt then allegedly pointed a firearm at the womens' car and fired one round. Witnesses said Wilt attempted to fire more rounds, but his gun malfunctioned.
The victims were not injured and it appears the round missed their vehicle, according to the sheriff's office.
Wilt then fled the scene, but was quickly taken into custody by deputies. Deputies located one spent shell casing and two unfired rounds of .45 caliber ammunition in the cul-de sac of Apple Orchard Lane.
A .45 caliber handgun was located in Wilt’s vehicle. He is in custody at the Cherokee Adult Detention Center with a $60,446 bond.
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