KINSTON, N.C. (WITN) - A Kinston man is behind bars after police say he shot a gun in a neighborhood.

Yesterday, Kinston officers were called to a shots-fired report in the Old Snow Hill Road area.

According to officers, a witness said it happened on the 600 block of Larkspur Road and that 26-year-old Isaiah Whitaker had shot into the air several times before leaving.

Police say they saw Whitaker drive past the area after finding evidence of gunfire near the front porch of a home. They then conducted a traffic stop and seized a rifle from the car.

Whitaker was charged with resisting a public officer, driving while impaired, discharging a firearm within city limits, and communicating threats.

He was released on a $2,000 secured bond and is scheduled to appear in court December 1st.

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