Man accused of shooting at car near Logan football field

A Logan man was arrested and charged with a felony after being accused of shooting at a car parked near the school’s football field.

Christopher Robbins, 56, was charged with shooting at or from a motor vehicle and negligent use of a deadly weapon (intoxication).

The shooting charge is a fourth-degree felony that could lead up to 18 months in prison and up to a $5,000 fine. The negligent-use charge is a petty misdemeanor that would lead up to six months in jail and a fine of up to $500.

According to an affidavit written by Logan Police Chief Shaun Slate, he responded to a report of a person shooting at a car in the 400 block of West School Extension Street the afternoon of Oct. 22.

At the residence, Robbins admitted he shot his .45-caliber pistol from out of his garage window at a car parked in the Logan Municipal Schools football field lot.

“Christopher said he made sure nobody was in the vehicle and then shot at the front of the vehicle ten times,” Slate wrote.

Slate found several .45-caliber brass casings on the floor near Robbins’ garage window.

While talking to Robbins, Slate smelled an odor of alcohol. Slate asked Robbins if he’d been drinking, and he admitted he had been drinking beer.

Slate arrested Robbins and placed him in his patrol vehicle. Before leaving the area, Slate collected 11 bullet casings from a .45-caliber gun, one fired bullet projectile and one fragmented bullet jacket.

Logan superintendent Dennis Roch said Robbins had shot at a donated salvage vehicle that would be smashed as part of Homecoming festivities.

“Fortunately, no students or staff were present at the time of the incident,” Roch wrote in an email. “I’m grateful that the quick response of our local law enforcement helped ensure that no students or school staff were ever at risk.”

Robbins was released Thursday on an unsecured appearance bond of $6,000.

As part of his conditions for release, he must not possess any firearms, not consume alcohol, cannabis or illegal drugs and submit to random drug and alcohol testing. He will wear an ankle monitor and must surrender his pistol to his attorney by Oct. 31.

Robbins was assigned a public defender after he was ruled financially indigent. He is scheduled for court hearings on Nov. 12 and Dec. 10.