A man in Maine allegedly fired several gunshots at a Jewish summer camp earlier this month, forcing the campus into lockdown.
The alleged attack occurred on August 7 at Camp Modin in Belgrade, Maine, when 36-year-old Nathan Hewett launched into a drunken antisemitic attack and fired several shots toward the camp basketball courts, per the New York Post:
Hewett, 36, allegedly fired several rounds from a rifle near camp grounds, triggering a lockdown with children as young as 7, Central Maine reported.
Security guards put on ballistic vests and armed themselves to protect the children.
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After the confrontation, the two guards heard the shots being fired from a high-powered rifle, according to the court documents.
Hewett was arrested but later released on bail, with reports indicating that his father has since been harassing employees at the camp. Timothy Black, a security guard for the camp, wrote in a letter to the Capital Judicial Center that the harassment comes “when he is intoxicated.”
“He harasses us by coming to the property line and screaming at us,” said Black.
Hewett has since claimed that his tractor was damaged after hitting something, which he blamed on the camp.
At least 23 firearms were seized from Hewett’s property following the incident. He has been charged with reckless conduct with a firearm, criminal threats with a dangerous weapon, terrorizing with a dangerous weapon, and discharging a firearm near a dwelling.
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