Columbia man accused of drunkenly firing shot at mobile home park

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Columbia man was arrested and charged after he allegedly fired a gun in a mobile home park while he was drunk on Monday evening.

Phillip Etheridge, 36, was charged on Tuesday with unlawful use of a weapon. He is being held at the Boone County Jail and the state has requested his bond be set at $10,000.

The probable cause statement says police were called at 7:16 p.m. to a mobile home park on New Haven Road after one of the victims heard gun shots while they were doing yard work. Etheridge allegedly was seen swinging his arms while he was holding a gun, the statement says. He allegedly walked by the residence multiple times while saying “I hope you don’t look my way,” the statement says.

A second victim heard gunshots after seeing Etheridge pull a gun from his pants and waive it, court documents say. That victim allegedly said she heard Etheridge make a threat, the statement says.

Etheridge allegedly told police that he became mad after one of the victims called him something insulting, the statement says. He allegedly admitted to firing one shot.

The police officer noted in the probable cause statement that Etheridge appeared to be intoxicated and had two small bottles of Fireball on him when he was detained.