Bond has been set at $100,000 cash for the rural Webster man accused of two counts of attempted first-degree intentional homicide, as well as two other felonies of endangering safety by reckless use of a firearm, after he is alleged to have shot at two passing vehicles in the Town of Oakland on Friday, April 15, hitting both vehicles and narrowly missing the occupants.
The criminal complaint details the incident and the police response, which included several armed officers who responded, eventually tracking down the man they believed was the shooter and recovering two handguns that are believed to have been involved, Richard Boatman, Jr. , 24, of Webster.
Boatman makes his first court appearance on the charges shortly after press time on Wednesday, May 4, where he is facing the four felonies and three misdemeanor charges, which also include driving under the influence, criminal damage to property and possession of marijuana.
In the criminal complaint, it outlines Boatman’s responses when he was first tracked down, how he acted bizarrely and seemed to be under the influence, insisting that he was only shooting at the vehicle tires and was not firing at the occupants, and that he was trying to help the police by finding them to give them his gun.
Boatman also allegedly made strange references to the passing vehicles, that they had somehow contributed to the death of a family member and that they were demanding “50 grand” and threatened his other family members and that he “didn’t do anything wrong.”
It was unclear what he was talking about, and no further details were revealed in the complaint.
Despite Boatman insisting that he was only shooting at the tires, the shots allegedly hit a car door frame and broke a window, as well. Nobody was injured in the incident.
Boatman faces up to 60 years in prison on each of the attempted homicide counts, if convicted, on top of lesser jail times on the other charges. He remains in custody on a $100,000 cash bond.
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