By Pat Culverhouse

A Sibley man is in custody charged with discharging a firearm during a verbal altercation at a reported bonfire on Horseshoe Loop Saturday, according to reports from the Webster Parish Sheriff’s Office.

Timothy Hall, a 23-year-old resident of the 500 block of Main St. in Sibley, is being held under $50,000 bond facing charges of aggravated assault with a firearm, illegal use of a weapon and four counts of simple assault.

Hall allegedly fired a shot into the ground near an individual after an argument broke out at the gathering Saturday in the 500 block of Horseshoe Loop.  Although several individuals were present, no one reportedly was injured in the incident.

WPSO deputies Michael Dickey, J.C. Brown and Sgt. Lance Chanler reportedly were dispatched to the scene just after 8 p.m. where they learned the suspect had left the area.

During interviews, deputies learned Hall fired the shot, then returned the weapon to his vehicle. When he returned to continue the confrontation, one of the witnesses reportedly removed the firearm from the vehicle without his knowledge.

Hall reportedly later got into his vehicle, drove a short distance, stopped and exited the car. He allegedly made a statement threatening to harm individuals at the scene, but left when he could not find the firearm.

After parish dispatchers reportedly broadcast a description of the vehicle occupied by Hall, he was stopped by Sibley police officer Clint Meshell and held until deputies arrived to place him under arrest.

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