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McDavid Man Charged With Shooting At A Man He Thought Was Trespassing
June 11, 2020
A McDavid man was arrested after allegedly firing a rifle at a man he believed had trespassed on his property.
Samuel Oscar Macks, 56, was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for firing at the man and discharging a firearm in public by shooting beside a county road and close to homes.
Macks told deputies he heard a noise near a shed on his property and saw a vehicle on the side of the road. He followed the vehicle as it drove away and caught up with it near the end of Elsie Davis Road. He found a man sitting on an ATV and confronted him about attempting to enter his property as he believed he had done in the past, according to an arrest report.
The victim told deputies he was sitting near his residence adding oil to his ATV when Macks approached him and accused him of stealing from his property. The victim said Macks retrieved a .22 caliber rifle from his car, threatened him and fired several shots. A witness reported hearing five shots.
It was noted in the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office report that the ATV was leaking oil in the road consistent with the victim’s statement. When Mack’s vehicle was searched, deputies found a case of 61 Remington .22 caliber rounds in the passenger seat and a single .22 caliber long round on the driver’s seat, according to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office.
Macks’ first statement to deputies was redacted from the arrest report, but it states he later changed his statement to say he had returned to his residence and was no where near the victim.
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7 Responses to “McDavid Man Charged With Shooting At A Man He Thought Was Trespassing”
@BG–What actually, do you want done about it ? You do realize where you live, right ? You can call BIG DADDY GOVERNMENT all you like. Untill they build the Bluffs, the Beulah Beltway, or we see a more dramatic increase in yuppies and Yankees moving here than already have, I suspect people will continue to fire their guns as is their right. Well, that is until Big Daddy curtails what’s left of our liberties.
@ BG. I too live in Cottage Hill and have for over 40 years and hear gunshots all the time. Was a time when I was one of those shooters and we had a large bank of clay to shoot into. I occasionally still shoot, tho not as often because of newcomers moving in around me. When I hear gunshots now, I only hope the shooters are using a good back-stop and am glad people are exercising their 2A Rights.
Discharged firearm near…….We hear guns going off in Cottage Hill all the time
Nothing is done about it
Sam, you are a better person than that. Call the law, let them handle it. You do not want to spend your last year’s in trouble. Talking as as an old friend. Prayers for you!
Mr. Macks… when you left your property, followed the oil trail and discharged your firearm “down the road” near other homes on someone else’s property; you made an error in judgement.
Obviously a “Law Abiding Citizen”.
Sad to see this guy on here again because I used to work with him in the late 90’s.He was an awesome Department Manager with lots of jokes and a great personality?Hope he finds peace in his life and stays out of trouble?