A 19-year-old Thornville man is facing multiple charges after a bullet reportedly traveled through the ceiling of an occupied room at the Comfort Inn in Bellefontaine.
According to the Bellefontaine Police Department, officers were dispatched to the Comfort Inn, located at 260 Northview Drive, around 10:57 p.m. Wednesday, November 12, after hotel staff reported finding a bullet hole in the ceiling of Room 101 and a bullet on the floor beneath the bed.
The occupant of Room 201, identified as Gavin Moss, was contacted by officers during the investigation. Police reported that Moss initially denied shooting a firearm but later admitted to having a gun inside a bag containing his belongings.
Officers located a handgun and a box of 9mm ammunition inside the bag. The firearm was found with 15 rounds loaded in the magazine and an empty chamber.
Police also used trajectory rods to determine the bullet’s path through the floor of Room 201 and into the occupied room below.
Moss reportedly denied firing a gun and claimed he had been playing “Call of Duty” when hotel employees accused him of shooting.
Moss was arrested and transported to the Logan County Jail, where a gunshot residue test was completed.
He is facing charges of improperly discharging a firearm into a habitation, discharging a firearm on or near prohibited premises, using weapons while intoxicated, underage alcohol consumption, and discharging a firearm within city limits.
