A 19-year-old Leesburg resident was arrested after a neighbor reported gunfire and damage to a home and fence, according to an arrest report described by Leesburg-News.com. The report lists allegations against Rowan Drake Moon-Smith that include discharging a firearm in public, shooting or throwing a deadly missile, and tampering with evidence. An arrest is not a finding of guilt.
An officer responded at 10:10 p.m. on Oct. 31 after the homeowner said he heard three to five shots behind his house. The arrest report describes multiple holes in the rear of the home and holes in a fence that aligned with the damage. It does not establish that all the holes were from that night, according to the account published by Leesburg-News.com.
What the arrest report says
Moon-Smith lived behind the residence. The report says he first told the officer he had heard a gunshot, then later said he had fired a .22-caliber rifle from a rear window toward the ground. He was arrested and booked into the Lake County Jail, and later released after posting $8,500 bond, according to Leesburg-News.com’s account of the report.
For broader local crime context, the Leesburg Police Department says its CityProtect map covers reported crimes within city limits and cautions that not all crimes may be reflected. The map is therefore not a complete count of incidents.
