Callaway County woman accused of using AR-15 to shoot at elderly man in skid steer
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A Callaway County woman was charged on Monday after she allegedly shot an AR-15 at an elderly man who was driving a skid steer on Sunday in a residence east of Fulton.
Rebecca Elm, 58, was charged with second-degree assault, armed criminal action and first-degree property damage. She is being held at the Callaway County Jail without bond. A court date has not been scheduled.
The probable cause statement says Elm called law enforcement after she fired a round at the skid steer. When deputies arrived, the victim was not able to get out of the skid steer because of his age and physical ability, the statement says. The victim allegedly had a cut on his arm from broken glass.
The victim allegedly told deputies that Elm blocked his path to an easement with her car before she fired a shot, the statement says. Elm allegedly claimed the victim drove toward an easement that belonged to her and admitted to pulling out the gun from her vehicle and firing a round, the statement says.
The shot allegedly caused around $800 worth of damage to the skid steer and law enforcement determined the shot missed the victim’s head by about 6 inches, the statement says.
When deputies told Elm she was under arrest, she allegedly said “I should of just shot him then,” the statement says.