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Perryville, Mo., man arrested for allegedly firing gun out of carThursday, November 20, 2008PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- A Perryville resident was arrested near Patton, Mo., after allegedly firing a shot from the window of the vehicle he was in Nov 7. Cody A. Young, 21, was arrested on suspicion of unlawful use of a weapon. According to the Bollinger County sheriff's Department, deputy Carrie Statler saw one of the vehicle's occupants fire a gun after approaching a stop sign at the end of County Road 200 near Patton around 10:30 p.m. After the shot was fired, the driver spun the vehicle's tires in the gravel and drove off rapidly, turning left onto Highway 72 East. Young, who police say was the driver of the vehicle, allegedly told Statler upon questioning that he had fired a round at a dirt embankment with a 12-gauge pump shotgun, stating that he was "just messing around." He also said he had consumed five or six beers that evening, police say. A sobriety test revealed a blood-alcohol level of 0.15 percent. Young was taken to the Bollinger County Sheriff's Department where he was issued a citation for unlawful use of a weapon and given a court date. Two other occupants in the vehicle were questioned. All three were released to the custody of the mother of one of the occupants, Zac Hotop, 17. The other occupant was identified as a 16-year-old. Comments  Note: The nature of the Internet makes it impractical for our staff to review every comment. If you feel that a comment is offensive, please Login or Create an account first, and then you will be able to flag a comment as objectionable. Please also note that those who post comments on semissourian.com may do so using a screen name, which may or may not reflect a website user's actual name. Readers should be careful not to assign comments to real people who may have names similar to screen names. Refrain from obscenity in your comments, and to keep discussions civil, don't say anything in a way your grandmother would be ashamed to read.
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There are a couple of things wrong with this news story. The headline says three arrested, the story says one arrested. The story also reveals the name of two occupants when only one was charged with a crime. The only crime the other is guilty of, according to the story, is riding in the car and being sent home to his mother. The Southeast Missourian must have lots of money to defend itself from lawsuits since the Hotop youth was not charged with a crime.
I see they changed the headline, but kept my comment, which made me look a bit strange. The second part of my comment stands.