The Nugget Newspaper - News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon

Deputies from the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office responded to several 911 calls on Saturday, September 24, at 10:30 p.m., regarding five to seven gunshots being heard in the area of Lucky Lady in Tollgate.

According to the Sheriff’s Office, deputies arrived in the area of 69287 Lucky Lady, where they located a woman waving at them. The adult woman told deputies she and her boyfriend had gotten into an argument after they had both been drinking alcohol.

The boyfriend, identified as Greg McCarthy of Sisters, began escalating, and went outside the residence to build a bonfire. While near the bonfire, the 39-year-old man fired off several gunshots in the air with a semi-auto handgun. Deputies contacted McCarthy near the driveway to the residence, where he was taken into custody without incident. A handgun was recovered and seized as evidence.

McCarthy was lodged at the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Jail on one count of first-degree Disorderly Conduct, a Class A misdemeanor, and one count of Unlawful Use of a Weapon, a Class C felony.