An 81-year-old Lane County man was arrested Monday after police said he fired a shotgun at a disabled boat that was being towed from a dock on the suspect's property.

According to a news release, officers from the Oregon State Police, Lane County Sheriff's Office and Confederate Tribes of Coos Lower Umpqua Siuslaw Indians Police department responded to a report of menacing around 1:32 p.m. Monday to the dock in the 67500 block of Oregon 126 east of Florence near milepost 3.

Two men told officers that they had boat trouble as they were in the Siuslaw River and rowed to a dock where they secured the aluminum drift boat. One of the men retrieved their vehicle and trailer and they loaded the boat, police said.

At that point, the property owner, Elden Nordahl, approached the men and told them not to leave, the release states. He then returned with a shotgun, police said, firing one shot that pierced the boat's hull. The men drove off as he reloaded and struck the boat's engine with a second shot, police said.

Oregon State Police arrested Nordahl on accusations of menacing, recklessly endangering another person, unlawful use of a weapon and pointing a firearm at a person. Officers seized a shotgun, rifle and ammunition.

Troopers are asking anyone who witnessed the incident to contact the Northern Command Center dispatch at 800-452-7888 and to leave a message for contact from lead investigator, Recruit Trooper Candyce Fiddy.

-- Helen Jung