Neb. man sentenced for firing crossbow at neighbor

[April 03, 2009]  LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- A 49-year-old man was sentenced to two to four years in prison for firing a crossbow after a dispute about the breed of a neighbor's dog last June.

The neighbor said it was a pit bull; Carlos Lupercio said a Labrador. Lupercio went home, returned with a crossbow pistol and fired at his neighbor, just missing.

Police said alcohol fueled the incident.

Lupercio had pleaded no contest to terroristic threats and animal neglect. The judge credited him for 282 days of jail time.

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Information from: Lincoln Journal Star, http://www.journalstar.com/

[Associated Press]

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