Gun discharged during Chincoteague domestic dispute

The Chincoteague Police Department says they arrested a man Thursday night after he fired a gun during a fight with his wife.

A woman called the Eastern Shore of Virginia 911 Center at around 11 PM Thursday reporting a domestic dispute between her and her husband.

Chincoteague Police arrived to find the husband intoxicated. They arrested the man and charged him with reckless discharge of a firearm.

Police say they had him evaluated at Shore Memorial Hospital and transferred him to the Acomack County Jail with no bond.

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