Staff reports 6:44 a.m.
Thursday, December 21, 2017 6:44 am
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WATERBORO, Maine - A dogged and determined effort by a contract Waterboro deputy has resulted in the arrest of a Sanford man on reckless conduct charges after he allegedly discharged a handgun into a Waterboro home more than a year ago.
The arrest stems from a Nov. 6, 2016, incident in which Sheriff's Deputies responded to a report of gunshots in the 400 block of Townhouse Road in Waterboro.
The caller thought his house had been struck by gunshots but could not locate any damage. The following day, the victim did find damage to the outside of the house where several gunshots had struck. The victim also found that two of the projectiles had entered the residence, one in the garage and one in his 20-year-old son's bedroom.
Further investigation revealed that the gunshots may have been prompted by a dispute his son was having with another man and his friends. The group had accused the victim's son of "spreading rumors" about a woman, according to a York County Sheriff's Office press release on Wednesday.
Deputies took photographs of the damage to the building and were able to extract bullet fragments from the side of the house.
Waterboro Contract Deputy Kevin Collins continued to pursue the suspects listed by the victim's son and eventually interviewed several of them, one of whom was Zachary Jordan, 20, of Sanford.
All individuals, to include Jordan, denied any involvement with a firearm although a 9mm Ruger was seized from Jordan.
The bullet fragments taken from the house and a sample expended projectile from Jordan's firearm were sent to the Maine State Police Laboratory for comparison, and recently came back a match.
On Tuesday Collins reinterviewed Jordan and obtained a full confession after which Jordan was summonsed for aggravated reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon, a felony. He is scheduled to appear March 9 in Alfred Superior Court.
Police say the investigation continues, and more charges are likely.