NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A prosecutor says a man faces federal firearms charges after barricading himself in a Tennessee apartment building for six hours and firing a gun several times, grazing a police officer.
U.S. Attorney Don Cochran announced 29-year-old Justin Jerome Jones was charged Thursday with three counts of being a convicted felon with a gun. If convicted, he faces up to 10 years in prison per count.
The charging document says Jones became upset with his 11-year-old daughter Wednesday, took her outside and started shooting rounds into the ground.
Nashville Police say Jones re-entered his apartment, continued shooting and surrendered hours later. One round struck an officer’s shoulder without penetrating his skin.
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Jones also was charged Wednesday with felony aggravated assault.
Police say Jones is on parole with three prior robbery convictions.