PORT ANGELES — A Sequim man who allegedly fired a semi-automatic handgun at a man on South Barr Road and pointed the weapon at another person Feb. 17 has pleaded not guilty to first- and second-degree assault with a firearm.
Keith Roberson, 55, faces an April 11 trial for an early morning incident that scared neighbors but resulted in no injuries.
Roberson is being held in the Clallam County jail on $250,000 bail.
His trial is expected to take three days.
Clallam County Superior Court Judge Christopher Melly on Friday scheduled a pretrial status conference for March 18.
County sheriff’s deputies allege that Roberson was going from house to house knocking on doors at about 4 a.m.
When confronted, Roberson allegedly aimed and fired the gun at a man from about 40 feet away, missing him by about 8 feet, according to the arrest report.
The bullet left a hole in a fence in the 400 block of South Barr Road, deputies said in the affidavit for probable cause.
After firing the shot, Roberson allegedly entered a nearby residence and pointed the gun at a man who had grandchildren staying with him.
Roberson was alleged to have said, “If I’m going out, I’m not going out alone,” deputies wrote in court papers.
Authorities said they located Roberson in a carport, where he eventually surrendered.
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