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PORTER TOWNSHIP | A Porter Township man was arrested after neighbors said he brought a gun and shish kabobs to a bonfire.

Jerome Punak, 60, was charged with pointing a firearm and carrying a handgun without a permit.

Police were called about 10:20 p.m. Friday to a home in the 300 West block of County Road 550 South about a man who pointed a gun at another man.

A witness told police several people were at a bonfire at home in Boone Grove and she heard five shots fired then saw a laser pointing toward the bonfire.

The witness told police Punak then walked up to the fire, and had shish kabobs in one hand and a pistol in the other.

The witness told police she quickly left the bonfire, fearing for her safety, and while leaving heard a commotion in which Punak allegedly pointed a gun at someone. She went to her home and called police.

The host of the bonfire told police he saw Punak point a gun at another man's face, but that man took two guns away from Punkak. Police said the homeowner took the guns to a garage. One was unloaded and the homeowner unloaded the other. He told police he gave the guns back to Punak and told him to go home and not return.