Man arrested after 2 say he fired gun last Tuesday

A 21-year-old man faces preliminary felony charges after he was arrested Thursday for firing off a firearm Tuesday.

Jesus Russell was involved in an altercation Tuesday afternoon with two juveniles on the 13th block of West 13th Street, said Bloomington Police Department Sgt. Pam Gladish, reading from a police report. Police say the argument was about a series of altercations that took place on Sept. 13 that left a teen hospitalized.

On Tuesday, Russell was arguing with two other juveniles and said he did not feel safe, Gladish said. Russell then fired a firearm toward the ground, according to the report.

The two juveniles involved in the event told police that he fired the weapon toward them.
Russell said he had gotten rid of the firearm but did not tell police where it was.

The two juveniles did not report the incident to BPD until Thursday, which is when the arrest was made.