COLUMBUS — Police in Columbus arrested a man accused of firing shots in the parking lot of a bar he was allegedly kicked out of on Saturday night.
Police received a report of shots fired in the parking lot of the Cozy Bar at 3870 25th Street at around 11:10 p.m.
Officers were told that 27-year-old Chase McNealy of Columbus had been kicked out of the bar and then discharged a gun in the parking lot several times before fleeing.
Police found ammunition casings in the parking lot.
Police reported McNealy was seen running on 25th Street with a gun in his hand. A foot pursuit ensued and McNealy was eventually caught in the backyard of a home near 22nd Street and Beam Road.
McNealy was arrested on charges of criminal recklessness with a firearm, resisting law enforcement with a deadly weapon, intimidation with a firearm, public intoxication and disorderly conduct.
Police recovered the handgun during the arrest.