TREMONT — An Illinois man accused of aiming a shotgun at a crop-duster he claimed was flying too close to a family gathering will appear in court late this month.
The Pekin Daily Times reports that 66-year-old Kenneth Phillips of Tremont has been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and disorderly conduct in the July 21 incident.
Phillips hasn’t entered a plea but is scheduled to be in court Aug. 29. He couldn’t be reached for comment because a phone number listed for him is disconnected.
A pilot told Tazewell County sheriff’s deputies he was spraying crops when someone pointed a shotgun at his plane.
Phillips told deputies the pilot was “dive bombing’’ the get-together near Phillips’ home.
No shots were fired.
Source: http://www.pantagraph.com
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