February 7, 2022
By: Dwayne Page
A man who fired shots at his girlfriend as she was speeding away from him in her automobile has been charged with aggravated assault.
40-year-old Jermaica Cherome League of Parkway Drive, Smithville is under a $5,000 bond.
Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on January 29 the victim phoned a deputy at the sheriff’s department to report that League had fired four gunshots at her but that she had not been hit. The woman reported that prior to the shooting she had left her residence to meet League at the intersection of Jefferson Road and Keltonburg Road and that after her arrival League got out of his vehicle and started yelling at her. As the woman drove away, League followed her to the intersection of Old Keltonburg Road and Old Bildad Road where he again got out of his vehicle but this time he pulled a gun and fired four shots at her but missed as she again sped away. The officer located two 9 millimeter shell casings at the scene of the shooting at Old Keltonburg Road and Old Bildad Road.
23-year-old Robert Wayne Porter, Jr. of Midway Road Smithville is charged with aggravated assault. His bond is $5,000 and he will make a court appearance February 17.
Sheriff Ray said that on February 4 a deputy was summoned to a residence on Midway Road due to a domestic complaint. Upon arrival the officer learned that Porter and a woman had gotten into an argument which became physical when Porter got angry and shoved her into a wall and then grabbed a large stick and swung it at her.