TREMONT, Ill. - A central Illinois man is accused of aiming a shotgun at a crop-duster he claimed was flying too close to a family gathering.
The (Peoria) Journal Star 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. Tremont is 15 miles southeast of Peoria.
Phillips hasn't entered a plea. He couldn't be reached for comment because a phone number listed for him is disconnected.
A pilot for Curless Flying Service in Astoria told Tazewell County sheriff's deputies he was spraying crops in the area when someone pointed a shotgun at his plane.
Phillips told deputies the pilot was "dive bombing" the family get-together while flying near Phillips' home.
No shots were fired.
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