Update: ‘MasterChef’ winner allegedly shot gun in Myrtle Beach area apartment, arrested

Last year’s winner of the TV reality show “MasterChef” was arrested Tuesday.

Michael Leonard , 28, was charged with a weapons ordinance that includes discharging firearms, slingshots or explosives. He was released from J. Reuben Long Detention Center after paying a $1,000 bail.

Leonard told police he was taking apart and cleaning a rifle in his apartment at about 12:30 a.m. Tuesday, the police report said. He put the magazine into the rifle and “suddenly fired into his roof.” The bullet went through the ceiling and entered the apartment above his…

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