Police say man fired shot at visitor, pointed gun at ex-girlfriend inside Hope apartment

HOPE, Ark. — A Sherwood man is charged with two counts of aggravated assault after police say he let himself into his ex-girlfriend’s Hope apartment in the middle of the night with a key she had taken back from him, chased a visitor outside and fired a shot at him, then pointed the gun in her face, court records show.

Jeffery Antonio Woodberry, 24, was charged Friday in Hempstead County Circuit Court with aggravated assault on a family or household member, aggravated assault and first-degree criminal mischief, according to a criminal information filed by the office of Prosecuting Attorney Ben Hale. Each charge is a Class D felony punishable by up to six years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000, court records show.

Hope Police Cpl. K. Malone was called to a disturbance at the Canyon Creek Apartments on West 23rd Street at about 1 a.m. May 24, according to an affidavit by Hope Police Detective Casey Singleton…

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