Accused pleads guilty to west side shooting
LETHBRIDGE – A former Lethbridge man has admitted to a number of charges in connection with a west side shooting two years ago.
Jesse Dallas Hills, 26, pleaded guilty to discharging a firearm into a home, pointing a firearm at another person, possession of a firearm without a license and damaging property under $5,000.
Around midnight on May 6, 2014, Hills admitted that he was significantly intoxicated by drugs and alcohol. He began walking in the area of Mount Rundle Way and Mount Rundle Road West, carrying a baseball bat and a rifle.
An individual leaving a party in his car observed Hills – who he did not know – and as he passed, Hills swung the bat at his vehicle, but missed. The driver stopped and turned back, at which point Hills fired a shot. Believing the shot was at him, the driver then fled the area and called 911.