PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- An ex-convict was arrested Tuesday after after reports that he allegedly shot a hole through his apartment floor with a stolen gun.
A woman living below Aaron Carpenter, at 109 Montgomery St., noticed a bullet hole in her ceiling when she returned home around 3 a.m., said Pawtucket Police Maj. Arthur Martins. She called police, who visited Carpenter in his apartment.
The 30-year-old man didn't say much, but officers looked out his windows and saw a .44-caliber Ruger lying on the grass, Martins said. It had been stolen from New Bedford in January, he said.
Carpenter has served time on drug charges and is prohibited from carrying a gun. He was charged with firing in a compact area, receiving stolen goods, and possession of a firearm after a previous conviction.
He was arraigned Wednesday at District Court and held without bail as a probation violator.