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Family member who feared for his life called deputies over Shapleigh man's gunplay

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SHAPLEIGH - A Shapleigh man was arrested on Sunday after he fired some 20 or so rounds from a semi-automatic AK-47 scaring a family member who called deputies.

The incident began around 4:30 p.m. when York County Sheriff's Deputies were summoned to Oak Hill Road in Shapleigh for an "out of control" man. Upon further inquiry, deputies learned that Robert Ferrera, 26, was upset over a living situation and got his AK-47 semi-automatic rifle and began firing it, according to a YCSO press release.

Ferrera, who also owned an M-4 semi-automatic rifle, lives in a residence on a communal property where another family member lives close by in a separate residence. Once Ferrera started firing his weapon, the family member, fearing for his life, fled his residence and summoned the sheriff's office.

Deputies responded and learned that Ferrara had been shooting his weapon randomly inside and outside of his house. They set up a perimeter and monitored his movements. The deputies noticed that Ferrera, a former Army Ranger, emerged from his residence several times with a weapon and binoculars, almost appearing to be "looking" for the deputies, the press release noted.

After about an hour, Ferrera emerged from his residence and started walking toward the tree line toward two deputies who were hidden in the woods. Ferrera was not armed when he was confronted and surrendered peacefully at approximately 5:50 p.m.

Investigation revealed that Ferrera fired his weapons around 15 to 20 times.

Ferrera was arrested and charged with Reckless Conduct with a dangerous weapon (Class C) and Violating Conditions of Release (Class E). He was held on no bail pending a video arraignment today.

The reckless conduct charge can draw up to five years in prison if convicted.

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