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Men suspected of firing pellet guns at paragliders plead not guilty - San Jose Mercury News
So I really want to see this "high caliber" pellet gun the news reports talks about.
So I really want to see this "high caliber" pellet gun the news reports talks about.
Men suspected of firing pellet guns at paragliders plead not guilty
By Joshua Melvin
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Posted: 01/11/2012 07:04:46 AM PST
Updated: 01/11/2012 07:04:51 AM PST
Two men accused of opening fire with a high-caliber pellet gun on people preparing to paraglide at a popular Daly City launch site have pleaded not guilty to felony assault with a deadly weapon.
Alex Attard, 38, of Daly City, and Edward Amatori, 49, face one count for each paraglider who was fired upon while gearing up for a flight at Mussel Rock on Saturday afternoon, said San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe. The men were arraigned Monday.
No one was hurt in the incident, but police called in the SWAT team after the fliers reported hearing one shot pass over their heads and saw dirt splash when another slammed into the ground near them. Officers found the men in some brush shooting a .22 caliber pellet gun and arrested them without any trouble. The men denied shooting at the fliers, said Daly City police Sgt. Mike Barton.
Amatori has already been convicted of a similar offense, Wagstaffe said. Court records show he pleaded no contest in August 2011 to misdemeanor assault for shooting someone with a pellet gun in South San Francisco. Amatori was on probation for that crime at the time of Saturday's incident, Wagstaffe said.
Both men are being held at the San Mateo County jail in lieu of $25,000 bail and are due back in court Jan. 23.
Contact Joshua Melvin at 650-348-4335.