Shotgun Fired Into Neighbor's House, Felon Arrested: Police

Montgomery IL

07 September, 2021

1:19 PM

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MONTGOMERY, IL — A Montgomery man is charged with possession of a firearm by a felon and reckless discharge after his neighbor found six gunshot holes in a closet on Monday night. Montgomery police responded to the 1700 block of Stonegate Drive just before 10 p.m. after a resident said they came home to find six gunshot holes in an upstairs closet. Police said an investigation determined the shotgun blast came from a neighbor's house. Police contacted the neighbor, 45-year-old Derrick S. Porter, who told officers he was cleaning a shotgun when "it accidentally went off" and hit a wall. No one was hurt in the incident. Porter was taken to the Kane County Jail.