Warrants issued in Washington shooting
Arrest warrants were issued for a husband and wife in connection with a shooting Monday night.
Charges against Brian R. Joseph, 38, and Margaret Nottingham, 41, of 119 Brady Ave., Washington, were filed Wednesday by Washington police in the office of District Judge Robert Redlinger. Joseph was arrested Thursday night and placed in Washington County jail.
After an incident at a South Main Street bar, Joseph allegedly fired at least one shot into an occupied vehicle, then forced a man into his van, driven by Nottingham.
According to the complaint filed by Washington police, one of the three alleged victims was earlier involved in a fight in the bar with five or six men. It is not clear if Joseph was involved.
The three alleged victims left the bar and got into a truck parked on South Main Street. The driver of the truck told police he purposely backed into a Jeep parked behind him, believing the group inside was attempting to follow them.
The alleged victims said they drove to the American Legion parking lot at 168 Park Ave., followed by a man and woman in a van, later identified by police as Joseph and Nottingham. Joseph allegedly got out of his vehicle brandishing a semi-automatic pistol. One of the occupants of the truck said he got out and raised his hands, fearing Joseph would start firing. The driver of the truck started to flee, and Joseph allegedly fired at least one shot into the rear window. The shot passed through the driver’s-side headrest, nearly striking the driver, police said.
Joseph then allegedly pointed the gun at the man who was out of the truck and told him to get into the van. Nottingham allegedly drove to 119 Brady Ave., where they got into a different vehicle and drove the alleged victim to his residence and dropped him off.
Joseph, who police say was identified in a photo lineup by one of the victims, was charged with two counts of aggravated assault, three counts of reckless endangerment, a count of criminal conspiracy and a count of false imprisonment. Nottingham was charged with a count of criminal conspiracy and a count of false imprisonment.