Latest Headlines
- FDOT Plans Traffic Shift Thursday In Century Highway 29 Construction Zone
- Molino Man Charged With Throwing Object, Breaking Windshield Of Passing Car
- ECUA Considering Water, Sewer And Sanitation Rate Increases
- Highway 4, Highway 168 Bridges Across North Escambia Remain Closed. Here’s An Update.
- Free Summer Lunch Available For Youth At Libraries In Escambia County
- AAA: Florida Gas Prices Dropped 18 Cents In 10 Days
- Potential Sinking Of SS United States Under Consideration For Escambia County As Artificial Reef
- M-Braves Sweep Blue Wahoos
- Two-Time Super Bowl Champ Inspires Local Youth Athletes (With Photo Gallery)
- Century Woman Charged With Meth Possession After Traffic Stop
ECSO: Beulah Man Aimed Loaded Shotgun At Four People, Later Fired In Dispute Over Lost Dog
February 18, 2020
A Beulah man allegedly pointed a loaded shotgun at a woman and three other people as she tried to get her missing dog back before he later fired into the air.
Brian Scott Lineberger, 52, was charged with four counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and discharging a firearm on a residential property. He was released from the Escambia County Jail Monday morning on a $21,000 bond.
A woman told deputies that her German shepherd got loose from her home on Windy Hill Road, and someone posted on Facebook that her dog was found at Lineberger’s home in the 7000 block of Frank Reeder Road. The woman, her husband and two neighbors went to Lineberger’s residence to retrieve the dog.
A female at the home was very confrontational, intoxicated and did not want to return the dog until law enforcement arrived, the victim told deputies. The four victims said they decided to wait by the road to avoid confrontation until deputies arrived. As they began to walk away from the residence, Lineberger rushed out of the house, yelling and pointing a loaded shotgun at all four victims, according to an Escambia County Sheriff’s Office report.
All four victims were standing by the side of the road when they heard the shotgun fired, the report states. A witness across the road told deputies that she heard arguing and recognized a female’s voice as she yelled “don’t shoot” just before hearing a single gunshot.
According to the ECSO report, both the woman and Lineberger were extremely intoxicated, and Lineberger told deputies that he wanted to talk to a lawyer.
Deputies found spent 12-gauge shotgun shell in the driveway, and a second shell that had not yet been fired.
The report does not specify if the woman got her lost dog back.
Comments
12 Responses to “ECSO: Beulah Man Aimed Loaded Shotgun At Four People, Later Fired In Dispute Over Lost Dog”
“Mary F. on February 18th, 2020 4:19 pm
Why is it legal to discharge a firearm in Pilgrim Hills subdivision repeatedly and not in this residential property???”
Because target practice is not the same thing as threatening somone.
Would be nice to know if she got her dog back.
Do yourself a favor and fix that hole in your fence, lady.
Why is it legal to discharge a firearm in Pilgrim Hills subdivision repeatedly and not in this residential property???
They make alcohol legal and pot illegal hmmm. Don’t remember the last time I saw someone stoned pointing a loaded shotgun at someone.
When will people learn that weapons and alcohol do not mix? I hope he gets 20 years. That way he’ll surely dry out!!
Not a very responsible gun owner…
that’s how people git killed.
Oh yes, alcohol. Good ol alcohol. When will people learn to leave that stuff alone. It causes nothing but trouble and heartache. He’s too old to still be so foolish.
He was safely returned home.
mandatory minimum of 20 years if gun was discharged during the assault. man, i’d be scared if i was Mr. Lineberger!
People are losing their minds left and right. Sad.