A Pennsylvania man is either a liar or a bad shot. He claims that he was aiming at a groundhog with an AR-15 but riddles his neighbor’s truck with bullets instead. Now the man faces multiple charges while remaining behind bars. 

Pennsylvania man claims he was shooting a groundhog, but hit a truck instead 

Police responded to an incident on Salemville Road at a South Woodbury Township home around 10:40 am after receiving reports about a pickup truck being shot. 

The alleged victim complained about his truck being shot while parked in his driveway. Police officers found multiple bullet holes in the rear and front windshield of the 2003 Dodge Ram truck Bullets also struck two of the wheels. 

More bullets were found in a pavilion behind the Ram truck. Each bullet was within 50 feet of a residence on the property. 

The victim’s wife called the suspect’s wife, who shared that her husband fired rounds at the truck. According to Bedford Gazette, officers saw the suspect, 46-year-old Nathan Lee Musselman drive by and followed him to his home. 

They spotted several firearms sitting in plain view in his truck along with bullet casings, providing probable cause for a search. They quickly got a warrant and officers found an AR-15 and a handgun that were both used in the shooting. 

Musselman proclaimed his innocence by alleging that he was trying to shoot a groundhog located in the victim’s yard.

He shared that he was a reloader and had experience in distance shooting. But it’s unclear if he hit the groundhog or if it really existed. 

He was taken into custody and faces three third-degree felony counts of carrying a loaded weapon, one second-degree misdemeanor count of criminal mischief, another for reckless endangerment, and a summary of disorderly conduct. 

Mussleman is being held with a $500,000 bail.