GOSHEN – A 36-year-old Port Jervis man was found guilty by an Orange County Court jury on Monday of firing a pump-action shotgun through the floor of his bedroom with the slug piercing through two other apartments in the building, striking a toy box and coming to rest about a foot from where a child was sleeping.
Kevin Jeanty, who fired the weapon shortly after an argument with his wife, was convicted of tampering with physical evidence and reckless endangerment. He faces up to four years in prison when sentenced in January.
When Port Jervis Police arrived at the scene, Jeanty was outside wearing a bulletproof vest and was armed with a flare gun.
The investigation revealed that prior to the police officers’ arrival, Jeanty had disassembled the shotgun and concealed it in a blanket.
“The defendant’s careless and reckless conduct in this apartment house where children were present and sleeping was nothing short of criminal,” said District Attorney David Hoovler. “It is remarkably fortunate that no one was seriously injured or killed.”
