Civil War Buff Fires Cannon, Hits Neighbor's House
Police Say Fayette County Man Fired From Yard
POSTED: 1:01 pm EDT September 3, 2009
UPDATED: 7:43 pm EDT September 3, 2009
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GEORGES TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- Police in Fayette County said a Georges Township man is facing charges after allegedly firing a cannon through the wall of his neighbor's house.Police say the 54-year-old man fired a metal cannon in the yard of his home on Tent Church Road.A projectile from the cannon traveled into a neighbor's house, breaking through the side, breaking a window and traveling through a wall before stopping, police said.No injuries were reported.The man told Channel 4 Action News that he's a Civil War buff who often fires his cannon into a hillside -- but this time, it must have ricocheted off a rock and hit the neighbor's house, he said.Police said the charges will include reckless endangerment, criminal mischief and disorderly conduct. Charges had still not been filed as of late Thursday afternoon.
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