Man accused of pointing gun at children during altercation in Broward County

BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. – A 22-year-old guy used to be arrested over the weekend after deputies with the Broward Sheriff’s Office stated he pointed a gun at a couple of sufferers — together with a couple of children — in Broward County.

Deputies stated they had been dispatched to a house in the 2600 block of Northwest 14th Street in unincorporated Broward County, in connection with a capturing name on Saturday.

Authorities stated they had been to start with instructed {that a} guy, who they later known as John Smile Smith, of Lauderhill, used to be using a pink automobile when he stopped in entrance of the 911 caller’s entrance backyard and fired at the sufferer’s house.

Investigators stated Smith and the passenger in his automobile fled the scene earlier than deputies arrived.

Deputies stated the one that known as 911 later advised them that no gunshots had been fired at the house, however claimed Smith took out a gun and pointed it at a couple of folks.

A witness advised government that she and a identified acquaintance, Danica Jean Gilles, who claimed to be Smith’s female friend, initiated the incident, government stated.

The girl used to be out of doors of the place of dwelling when deputies stated Gilles exited her house to peer Smith.

Shortly after, the ladies had in brief exchanged phrases and approached each and every different as though they had been going to battle, at which period Smith grabbed the opposite girl by means of the throat, consistent with the file.

After witnessing the incident from inside of the house, the sufferer’s cousin ran out of doors and started combating Smith in an try to protect her, the file mentioned.

Authorities stated the altercation ended in a “melee between multiple parties” till Smith used to be ready to become independent from and go back to the motive force’s facet of his automobile, the place he then pulled out a gun and tried to load it.

Shortly after, deputies stated Smith made his means towards the entrance of the house whilst pointing a gun in the similar route.

At that point, investigators stated 8 folks had been status in the route of the place Smith used to be maintaining the gun.

Of the 8 folks, 5 of them had been juveniles, with one being as younger as 1 1/2, the file mentioned.

In worry for his or her lives, deputies stated all events bumped into the house in seek of duvet.

Authorities stated the sufferer’s cousin, who to start with faced Smith, had interfered once more by means of looking to strive against the gun clear of him.

Investigators showed the battle used to be sooner or later damaged up by means of the passenger in Smith’s automobile who later fled the scene.

Detectives stated a unmarried photograph of Smith used to be proven to the sufferers at the scene with none prior information given and all of them known him because the suspect.

Deputies stated after engaging in a short lived visitors prevent on Smith, they took him into custody.

A seek of Smith’s automobile printed a Glock 17 with a longer mag, sporting 34 9 mm rounds, consistent with investigators.

Deputies stated the gun used to be discovered wedged in between the motive force’s seat and middle console of Smith’s automobile and used to be in line with the witnesses’ statements.

According to prison information, Smith is dealing with 8 counts of annoyed attack with a dangerous weapon with out intent to kill.

As of Wednesday, he used to be being held at the Broward Mail Jail, the place his bond information is unknown at this time.