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Chester County Man Arrested After Allegedly Firing Shots

TREDYFFRIN TOWNSHIP, Pa. (CBS) – Police in Chester County have arrested a man for allegedly firing shots from a weapon and possession of a controlled substance after a search of his home yielded a firearm and drug paraphernalia.

Tredyffrin Township Police reported to a report of shots fired on Minor Avenue near West Central Avenue, where they found a resident, identified as 43-year-old Eric Matthew Feninger.

The subsequent execution of a search warrant at the suspect's house yielded evidence connected to the discharge of a firearm, including a Kimber 45 caliber pistol, holsters and magazines. Further evidence was located that connected Feninger to the distribution of marijuana, including a wide variety of drug paraphernalia.

Feninger was arrested and charged with violations of the Pennsylvania Crimes Code to include Possession of an Instrument of a Crime, a Misdemeanor the first degree; Recklessly Endangering Another Person, a Misdemeanor of the First Degree; Possession of a Controlled or Counterfeit Substance, Misdemeanor; Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, a Misdemeanor; Disorderly Conduct, a Misdemeanor of the Third Degree and Tampering with or Fabricating Physical Evidence, a Misdemeanor of the Second Degree.

No one was injured during the incident.

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