Two people living in a Middletown apartment complex claim that an errant bullet came close to striking them last Friday.
Middletown police were called to the Chesterfield Apartments on Veterans Highway (Route 413) for a report that a firearm was discharged and went through the building.
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Police said in court papers that the bullet exited an apartment in the C building and went through two walls, a hallway, entered another apartment, struck more walls, hit a bookcase, and came to rest on the floor of a bedroom.
Two people inside another C building apartment said the bullet came very close to hitting them, causing them to be in fear for their lives. The two heard a loud bang and found the projectile in their bedroom, police said.
Joseph Matthew Belsky, 31, told a detective he accidentally fired a gun while showing a friend. He stated he did not realize the bullet exited his apartment, according to court papers.
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Belsky was charged with discharge of a firearm into an occupied structure and two counts of reckless endangerment. He was arraigned and released on $50,000 unsecured bail.
Editor’s Note: All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The story was compiled using information from police and public court documents.
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