Aggravated assault, weapons charges: 3/8/19

Reminder: Pointing a gun at a law enforcement officer is a good way to get shot. This weekend, deputies responded to a call about a man firing a gun at a vehicle on Tatum Boulevard, New Smyrna Beach. After deputies were able to take him into custody, defendant Michael Ferranda explained he was ripped off while buying crack cocaine from a drug dealer, so he fired a warning shot. Ferranda was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, possession of a weapon/ammo by a convicted felon and discharging a weapon in public.