From staff reports
A Georgia man was arrested by Port Royal Police on Sunday night, March 19, accused of firing a gun from one vehicle into another.
Thomas Hightower, 35, of Statesboro, Ga., has been charged with three counts of Attempted Murder; three counts of Possession of a Weapon During a Violent Crime; one count of Discharging a Firearm into a Vehicle; one count of Discharging a Weapon within Town Limits; and 1 count of Aggravated Breach of Peace.
Port Royal officers responded to the area of 12 Savannah Highway for a report of shots fired at a vehicle. Officers learned that an altercation had occurred between the occupants of two vehicles. According to police, the occupants of both cars were acquainted.
While the vehicles were traveling on Savannah Highway, the suspect fired a shot from the vehicle he was riding in into the victim’s vehicle, striking the driver’s side door. There were no reported injuries.
Officers located the suspect vehicle, and upon interviewing the occupants, identified the suspect as Hightower.
As of Monday evening, Hightower was confined at the Beaufort County Detention Center.
