Local Man Facing Charges After Allegedly Shooting At Two Others
Local Man Facing Charges After Allegedly Shooting At Two Others
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Jackie Gorski-jgorski@timesuniononline.com
Local Man Facing Charges After Allegedly Shooting At Two OthersA Syracuse man was arrested after allegedly shooting a gun at two other people.
Phom Ma Jack Davis Nakasen, 40, of 1206 N. Algonquin Drive, Syracuse, whose jail booking information listed his address as 1115 W. Winona Ave., Warsaw, is charged with two counts of criminal confinement, Level 3 felonies; criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon, a Level 6 felony; two counts of pointing a firearm, Level 6 felonies; carrying a handgun without a license, a Class A misdemeanor; possession of a firearm by a domestic battery, a Class A misdemeanor; and disorderly conduct, a Class B misdemeanor.
He was booked into the Kosciusko County Jail at 1:19 a.m. Jan. 24 on a $10,250 preliminary bond.
According to the probable cause affidavit, at approximately 11:47 p.m. Jan. 23, Kosciusko County Central Dispatch received a call reporting a shot fired in Warsaw. The caller stated there was a man with a gun to someone’s head and there was a firearm that was discharged. The woman said she believed one person may have been shot when the firearm discharged. The woman also said the man who fired the gun left in a black GMC truck eastbound on West Lake Street.
A Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office deputy arrived on scene and there was a man waving at the deputy. The deputy also noticed a second man running toward the deputy’s vehicle, also waving at him. The two men were briefly questioned about what happened and both men said they were shot at by a man driving a black GMC truck. Both said the man left the scene traveling westbound, according to court documents.
Assisting officers located a black GMC truck matching the description of the vehicle given to the deputies at the Time Out Inn, according to court documents. One of the men told a deputy the truck at the Time Out was the one involved in the incident.
The suspect was identified as Nakasen, who said the truck was his and he was driving it. Nakasen said there was a firearm in the vehicle, but it was his son’s and it was not used. Deputies asked for consent to look into the vehicle and Nakasen refused.
Nakasen began to get belligerent with deputies on scene and refused to stop yelling in the parking lot. Nakasen was placed into custody for disorderly conduct, according to court documents.
A deputy spoke with the two men that Nakasen allegedly shot at. The first man said he and the second man were previously inside the bar having some drinks when they exchanged words with another man, later identified as Nakasen.
The first man said they were outside talking with Nakasen about the issues. The first man said he thought things were cooling down when Nakasen asked them to get into the GMC. The second man said the felt they were forced into the vehicle. The first man provided the deputy with a business card Nakasen had given them.
During the investigation, a deputy found a bullet shell casing in the snow next to footprints and what appeared to be a bullet hole in the east side of a building.
A deputy spoke with two witnesses who saw the incident. They were awakened by barking dogs and went to investigate. They saw three men exit a black GMC truck and said it appeared like the group was arguing. Nakasen then pointed a handgun at one of the men’s heads, at which point one of the witnesses called 911. Nakasen then pointed the handgun at the men’s feet, shot the handgun and left the scene in his vehicle.
While searching the vehicle, deputies found a black pistol with six bullets in its magazine and one in its chamber.
The second man said Nakasen put a gun to his head and began to get aggravated with him. Nakasen allegedly said the second man owed him money. The second man also said Nakasen shot at both him and the first man two or three times. The second man said Nakasen told them he would shoot them if they didn’t get into the truck.
The first man said while they were at Time Out Inn, he spoke with Nakasen. They went outside to try and find a ride home. Then Nakasen started to talk with them and tried to intimidate them. Nakasen kept asking the first man if he was scared and became agitated when he was told “no.” The first man told officers Nakasen was trying to provoke them to cause an altercation, according to court documents.
When in the two men were in the vehicle with Nakasen, Nakasen drove off. Nakasen locked the vehicle’s doors so the two men couldn’t leave the vehicle when they were in it. Nakasen then stopped his vehicle at an another address and the men exited the vehicle. Nakasen asked the first man again if he was scared while allegedly holding a gun to his head. Nakasen fired a gun near the second man’s legs.
The bullet casing found at the scene matched the rounds found in Nakasen’s vehicle. During the booking process, officers found business cards on Nakasen that matched the card provided by the two men.
In a jail phone call on Jan. 24, Nakasen told one of his relatives to gather up his firearms, delete the contents on one of his cell phones and retrieve a bag of money hidden in his belongings. The relative said the bag contained $1,400.
Nakasen does not have a handgun license and has a prior conviction for domestic battery out of Allen County, according to court documents.
