A Lexington teen has been charged with a felony for allegedly using a firework as a weapon recently in Lafayette County.
A probable-cause statement says Lexington Police officers responded to a report of a firework turned into an explosive device at an apartment in the 800 block of South 21st Street on July 5. The victim stated he was on a deck overlooking a parking lot when he notice an SUV pull up and a person threw an object into the bed of his truck and the object exploded. The victim added the explosion caused a tarp to catch on fire which he extinguish. The victim said the SUV drove away, but identified the driver as 17-year-old Brandon Holloway.
In speaking with the officers, Holloway reportedly admitted to throwing the explosive device, which was a firework in a beer can, into the victim truck and left the scene. Holloway added he didn’t know what firework was in the can due to him consuming alcohol at the time.
Online court documents say Holloway has been charged with a Class D Felony for Unlawful Possession or Manufacturing of an Illegal Weapon. Bond was set at $7,500 cash or surety.
Holloway was formally arraigned and entered a plea of not guilty on July 6, and his cause was continued for a case-hearing at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, August 8, at Lafayette County Circuit Court.