Indy man faces felony charges accused of posting YouTube video shooting a bag of Starbucks coffee

INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis man is facing felony charges of criminal recklessness after police say he posted a YouTube video of himself shooting at a bag of coffee in his backyard.

The social media video allegedly shows an Army veteran shooting at a bag of Starbucks coffee as a form of protest.

The coffee was perched on a fence in the backyard of a home along West 10th Street in Indianapolis.

The alleged shooting and social media video led to criminal recklessness charges being filed against 48-year-old Eric Smith.

Police say what goes up must come down. They insist that shooting a gun in a busy neighborhood is careless and illegal…

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