Magoffin man charged with firing gun into occupied home

Trenton Jay Caudill Trenton Jay Caudill
Trenton Jay Caudill
Trenton Jay Caudill

SALYERSVILLE, Ky. — A Magoffin County man is facing felony charges, after he allegedly fired a gun into a house that contained two people.

The shooting happened on Wednesday along Old Lick Creek. Victims told police that Trenton Jay Caudill, 25, of Salyersville, fired 11 shots from .22 caliber firearm through a closed door. One of the rounds grazed the arm of one of the occupants.

Caudill was arrested Thursday night by the Magoffin County Sheriff’s Office and Kentucky State Police. He is charged with one count of second-degree assault and two counts of first-degree wanton endangerment. The assault charge is the most serious, carrying a potential sentence of 5-to-10 years in prison.

Caudill is being held in the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center in Paintsville on a $25,000 cash bond.