Man Accused Of Firing At Fleeing Motorist Scheduled For Plea Hearing

A Crawford County man accused of firing at a motorist and passenger who got lost on his dead-end road is set to appear in court Wednesday for a plea hearing.

Joseph Caltry, 45, was scheduled to go to trial Sept. 11-13, but court records show it has been canceled. 

Caltry faces one count of unlawful use of a weapon and unlawful possession of a firearm.

Caltry is a convicted felon and disqualified from owning a firearm.

Court documents say Caltry believed the motorist and passenger were “tweakers casing his place” and told the deputy the vehicle was “suspicious.”

The two victims had received permission to fish at a lake nearby and drove down Caltry’s road, which dead ends.

The two male victims stopped in front of Caltry’s house. Caltry approached them and asked what they were doing, then the conversation escalated.

The victims left and Caltry got in his truck and followed.

He allegedly fired a shot in the air from outside his vehicle.