He fired on police. Now he is charged with attempted homicide and more.
A Snow Shoe man is facing more charges after a stand-off with police.
Franklin Furl III, 53, was previously charged with felony aggravated assault and misdemeanor reckless endangerment after the Dec. 2 incident in which he aimed and discharged a firearm at several members of the Pennsylvania State Police Special Emergency Response Team, according to a release from the state police at Rockview.
Court records show the newest felony charges against Furl include six counts each of criminal attempted homicide and assault of a law enforcement officer and 10 counts each of aggravated assault, aggravated assault by physical menace and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
He was also charged with 10 counts each of misdemeanors simple assault and 10 counts of recklessly endagering another person.
Furl III is awaiting preliminary arraignment and a preliminary hearing is scheduled for Wednesday.
This story was originally published December 9, 2017 at 9:20 AM with the headline "He fired on police. Now he is charged with attempted homicide and more.."