FORT PIERCE, Fla. (CBS12) — A St. Lucie County man is facing multiple felony charges following a confrontation in a Fort Pierce driveway that left another man injured earlier this month, according to the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies were called to the 1300 block of West 1st Street around 7 p.m. on Jan. 8, after receiving reports of a disturbance. Investigators said a woman arrived home to find an unknown man standing in her driveway holding a bag. The man, identified as the 48-year-old victim, had arrived on a bicycle.
Concerned by the situation, the woman contacted her neighbor, Donald Barry Green, 68, and asked him to check on the situation.
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When deputies arrived, they found Green pointing a firearm at the victim, who was seated on the grass and reported that he had been shot in the right calf. St. Lucie County Fire Rescue treated the victim at the scene before transporting him to a local hospital. Detectives and crime scene investigators then took over the investigation.
According to the sheriff’s office, interviews revealed that Green confronted the victim while speaking on the phone with the homeowner. Investigators said Green ordered the victim to stop, get off his bicycle, and lie on the ground. Green allegedly kept the victim at gunpoint and fired a warning shot into the ground when he did not comply.
After reviewing the evidence, detectives determined there was probable cause that Green unlawfully confined and restrained the victim, intentionally threatened him with violence, and caused bodily harm.
The case was forwarded to the State Attorney’s Office, which issued an arrest warrant for Green. He is charged with false imprisonment, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.
Green is expected to be booked into the St. Lucie County Jail on an $85,000 bond.