A Dawsonville man was arrested after reportedly firing a handgun into a house near Oakwood while under the influence.
According to the Hall County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO), deputies responded to the incident on Buttons Place Sunday evening.
While en route, Oakwood Police officers located the suspect car parked near the victim’s residence.
18-year-old Derek Anthony Villarreal of Dawsonville and a man in the passenger seat were detained.
“That initial investigation revealed that Villarral actually fired a round that went into that house where the call originated,” Derreck Booth with the sheriff’s office said. “The round that was fired … went through two rooms in the victim house as the occupants were getting ready to go to bed.”
No one was injured according to HCSO and the man in the passenger seat was released and does not face any charges.
Villarreal was reportedly under the influence of alcohol at the time of the incident.
“There are no indications he targeted the house,” Booth said.
Booth added there is uncertainty as to whether or not Villarreal was in the car or on foot at the time of the crime since he was found in a parked car.
Villarreal is charged with a felony count of aggravated assault and three misdemeanors.
Those misdemeanors are discharge of a firearm while under the influence, reckless conduct, and criminal trespass.
Villareal was transported to the Hall County Jail where he remains without bond.
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