Terence Corcoran

tcorcora@lohud.com

A Patterson man is arrested after accidentally firing a pistol into his neighbor's home at a condominium complex

State police say the man was putting the gun away around 3 p.m. Tuesday when it accidentally fired

One round when through a wall into a neighbor's condo unit; The round did not strike anyone but caused some damage

Police said the man's handgun was legally registered

PATTERSON – A town man's handgun discharged as he was putting it away inside his condominium Tuesday afternoon, firing a round that went into his neighbor's unit, state police said.

No one was injured but the gun owner, Brendan Chillemi, 24, was charged with second-degree reckless endangerment, a misdemeanor, police said. The neighboring unit did have some damage from the round, police said.

The incident took place a little after 3 p.m. in the Patterson Village Court Condominiums. Investigators with the Brewster barracks arrested Chillemi a little after 5 p.m.

He was released on an appearance ticket for Thursday at Patterson Justice Court.

Police did not indicate what type of handgun Chillemi allegedly fired but said it was legally registered.

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