Saturday, October 28, 2017
Staff report
GIRARD
A Brookfield Township police officer faces charges after Girard police responded to a call about gunshots fired about 3 a.m. Friday, according to a police report.
Jay First, 43, of Masury, is charged with using a weapon while intoxicated and for firing the gun within city limits, the report said.
Dispatchers were told three gunshots were fired near a house on Morris Avenue and a woman was screaming.
When officers arrived, First thrust his police identification toward their faces, the report said.
First told the officers he only shot and killed a raccoon, the report said. Police said First appeared to be intoxicated.
First told the officers, “Look, I have something to show you,’’ and reached into his back pocket. Officers ordered First to stop and grabbed his arms when he ignored the order, the report said.
An officer reached into First’s back pocket and pulled out a handgun, and handcuffed First, the report said.
Another man who was at the house told officers First shot at a raccoon twice because it was caught in a trap and suffering, police said.
First is scheduled to appear in Girard Municipal Court at 9 a.m. Tuesday.
Brookfield Township police said there is a pending investigation, and First is on administrative leave. He has been with the department since 1997.