Davenport man arrested on weapons charges

A Davenport man is in the Scott County Jail after he was arrested after a shooting in Davenport yesterday

Davenport Police Officers responded to the 1400 block of West Fourth Street for a report of shots fired on April 30 at about 10:37 p.m. According to the criminal complaint, Danny Young, 59, and another person were in a mutual physical altercation in front of the residence. The fight was broken up and Young went to his backyard to retrieve a black handgun.

Young allegedly returned to the front of the home with the firearm and fired a single shot at the victim while he sat in a car. The shot struck the passenger’s side of the car. The car was occupied at the time of the shooting by a driver, the victim in the front seat and a back seat passenger. The complaint says Young knew he wasn’t allowed to possess a firearm because he was a felon, with convictions dating back over 20 years.

Young was arrested on charges of intimidation with a dangerous weapon, a class C felony, going armed with intent and control of a firearm by a felon, which are both class D felonies . He is being held in the Scott County Jail, with a preliminary hearing on May 10, according to court records.

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