Former mayor accused of shooting at Pokemon Go players in parking lot, PA cops say
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The former mayor of a Pennsylvania suburb is facing charges after being accused of shooting at two people who were playing Pokemon Go, local media reports.
Ida Reams, 51, reportedly called the police from the parking lot of a food bank shortly after 9 p.m. on March 14, WKBN reported. Court documents show that Reams told police two “suspicious” people had taken a photo of her license plate, and that she was “done” with harassment she’d apparently been receiving in the town, the outlet reported.
State police told WJAC that Reams was still on the phone with them when she was heard yelling at someone to “get the [expletive] out of here right now” and that she would “[expletive] kill them.”
Police said they then heard two gunshots over the phone before the call ended, the outlet reported. Around the same time, police received a call from one of the men Reams had been calling to report, WKBN reported.
The caller told police that a woman had confronted him and his friend while they were playing Pokemon Go, and that she accused them of being drug addicts, The Progress News reported.
The caller also said the woman was visibly intoxicated and that she was following them before pulling out a gun and firing four or five times, the outlet reported, citing an affidavit. No one was hit by the shots, according to police.
The criminal complaint against Reams also said that she began driving circles around the two individuals in her truck, WJAC reported.
Multiple police units arrived and took Reams into custody, WKBN reported. Statements from witnesses said Reams had fired about five shots from a revolver, the outlet reported.
Reams faces charges of two counts of aggravated assault, including attempts to cause or causing bodily injury with a weapon, The Progress News reported. She also faces charges of terroristic threats and simple assault, the outlet reported.
Reams is being held on $50,000 bail at the Clearfield County Prison, WJAC reported.
Reams was the mayor of Osceola Mills for eight years before her retirement on Dec. 31, The Progress News reported.
Pennsylvania State Police did not immediately respond to a request for comment from McClatchy News.
Osceola Mills is about 120 miles northeast of Pittsburgh.
This story was originally published March 16, 2022 at 2:06 PM with the headline "Former mayor accused of shooting at Pokemon Go players in parking lot, PA cops say."