A North Port man has been arrested in connection with a drive-by shooting into a Port Charlotte home.
The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office received a call at 12:36 a.m. Tuesday after six shots struck the home at 12623 Chancellor Blvd. with four occupants inside. No one was injured as a dark-colored pickup left the scene.
A deputy conducted a traffic stop at Doral Avenue and Hutchins Street and arrested Jacob John Alderman, 20, 5336 Kenwood Dr., North Port, with two 9mm handguns and three expended 9mm bullet casings inside the pickup.
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Jacob John Alderman
Four expended shell casings were found on the roadway in front of the home. The Crime Scene supervisor said all rounds collected were fired from the weapon found in Alderman's pickup.
Alderman was charged with shooting a deadly missile into an occupied building, and possession of a concealed weapon. He remains in the Charlotte County Jail on no bond as the investigation continues.
