Laporte (trfnews.i234.me) — A Laporte man is facing three felony charges after deputies say he fired several shots into a woman’s bedroom while she slept.
Shots Fired Into Bedroom Window
According to a probable cause statement, the incident occurred on November 25 in Laporte.
Deputies were called after reports of gunfire at a townhome.
The victim told a deputy she had been in bed, taking a nap.
She said the defendant, Justin Oliver Patterson, and her ex-boyfriend were on a nearby
property at the time.
The woman reported hearing five or six shots in quick order.
She said several bullets came through her bedroom window and almost hit her.
The victim told the deputy that Patterson then came to her door.
She said he told her, “I am going to keep doing it until I kill you.”
According to the complaint, he tried to force his way into the house.
The woman said she pushed him back outside, and he left for his father’s home.
Deputy Finds Bullet Holes and Glass Injuries
The deputy noted abrasions on the woman’s right shoulder.
Investigators say those injuries came from flying glass during the gunfire.
Inside the bedroom, the deputy saw several bullet holes in the window and walls.
On the outside south wall, the deputy found two bullet impacts.
Another hole was above the bedroom window.
Inside, one bullet had gone through the east window pane and passed over the bed.
That round continued through a tiled shower and into a wall, according to the complaint.
Another bullet that entered above the window was believed to have gone into the attic.
A round through the west window pane traveled through a dresser, the bedroom door, and into a laundry room wall.
One more bullet hole just below the window appeared to line up with the mattress.
The deputy wrote that no exit hole was found in the mattress.
Deputies later searched the scene further as part of the ongoing case.
Three Felony Counts Filed in Hubbard County
Patterson is now charged in Hubbard County District Court with three felony charges.
The charges include assault with a dangerous weapon and threats of violence.
He is also charged with intentionally discharging a firearm in a way that endangers safety.
Information about Minnesota assault and firearm laws is available through the Minnesota Revisor of Statutes.
Online court records can be searched through the state’s Minnesota Judicial Branch website.
Court dates for Patterson’s case had not yet been released at the time of this report.
He remains presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.
I’m Chris Harper reporting for TRF News.
