A Santa Fe College student was arrested Wednesday on a felony charge and held in jail with a $15,000 bond after police said he tried to shoot a BB gun at a security guard.
Gainesville Police officers arrested business freshman Matthew Moss Lockwood, 20, on charges of shooting a deadly missile into a vehicle, according to an arrest report.
At about 11:40 p.m., a security guard at The Woodlands of Gainesville Apartments was getting out of his car near building 12 when he heard a pop followed by the sound of an object zipping by his head, according to the report. He ducked, then heard another shot.
The guard pointed his flashlight in the direction of the shots, but he didn’t see anyone suspicious. Officers came to the complex and narrowed suspects down.
During questioning, Lockwood said he shot the BB gun, according to the report. He told officers he was firing shots at a stop sign from the balcony, and he didn’t see the guard.
Officers noted the stop sign was about 25 feet away from where the guard parked his car, and they saw several small dings on the sign, according to the report. The guard said he felt the shots were intentionally fired at him, but officers did not see any marks on his car.
Lockwood was booked into the Alachua County Jail at about 1:15 a.m. He was released later that afternoon after meeting bond.
A version of this story ran on page 1 on 1/16/2014 under the headline "Santa Fe student arrested for shooting BB gun at Woodlands guard"
