Ohio – An Ohio man was indicted on Thursday by the County Court of Common Pleas and now faces two counts of feIonious assauIt, one count of tampering with evidence, one count of iIIegal possession of a firearm in a Iiquor permit premises, and two counts of probation vioIation, jail records show . Each of the felonious assault charges carries a firearm specification, which could significantly increase his potential prison sentence upon conviction .
The incident occurred in late June near an Ohio bar, according to local police and court filings. Officers were called to the scene after reports of a shooting outside the establishment. When they arrived, they found at least one victim wounded by gunfire and another person standing nearby who identified himself as the shooter, 27-year-old Jakob . The defenadnt reportedly admitted to carrying a firearm and said he had fired the weapon, telling officers he had been defending himself after an altercation .
Responding officers also collected accounts from several witnesses who overheard the shooter make remarks about shooting the victim while laughing, according to a local news outlet . One witness described the defendant as bragging about shooting his rival outside the bar, which contradicted the defendant’s claim of self-defense …