Hunter T. Diel, 19, of the 1000 block of Tennessee Street arrested on charges of fourth-degree assault (domestic violence), first-degree wanton endangerment, possession of a handgun by a convicted felon and tampering with physical evidence
A teen-ager was arrested after he assaulted his girlfriend and fired a handgun at a vehicle occupied by her and four other individuals.
Police were called at 4:41 p.m. Thursday to a home in the 1000 block of Tennessee Street. Officers spoke with Shaunna Hall, who said she and her boyfriend, Hunter Diel had an argument and he struck her with his fists several times.
Hall said as she and four others left Diel’s home on Tennessee Street, he fired a handgun in the direction of their vehicle as they drove away.
Police obtained a search warrant for Diel’s home and found a magazine with ammunition for a .45-caliber handgun, a receipt for a handgun and additional loose ammunition. During an interview with police, Diel admitted shooting at the vehicle and disposing of the .380-caliber handgun before police arrived.
Diel was arrested on charges of fourth-degree assault (domestic violence), first-degree wanton endangerment, possession of a handgun by a convicted felon and tampering with physical evidence and booked into McCracken County Regional Jail.