Man taken into custody after shots allegedly fired

PALMYRA - A man has been taken into custody by the Macoupin County Sheriff's Department after shots were allegedly fired in the direction of someone who called in a report.

The Macoupin County Sheriff's Department responded at 3:35 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 31, to Fairview Farm Road north of Palmyra and taken into custody was David W. Huson, 52, of Palmyra.

Huson has been charged by the Macoupin County Sheriff's Department with possession of a weapon by a felon and disorderly conduct.

Bond for Huson has been set in Macoupin County Court at $30,000.

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