Pleasant Valley man gets two days in jail for firing a shot at neighbor with pistol

A Pleasant Valley man will serve two days in jail and one year probation for firing a shot at his neighbor from a .45-caliber pistol on Aug. 6.

Terry Bodenhamer, 64, also was fined $202 and ordered to pay $147 in court costs after pleading guilty to assault.

Bodenhamer told deputies he did not fire his gun at victim Michael Pintler, but into the grass of Pintler’s front yard to scare him because Pintler allegedly threatened to hurt Bodenhamer. 

According to court records, a verbal altercation erupted between the neighbors after Pintler and his wife went outside to check on their children who were riding four-wheelers. The Pintlers heard Bodenhamer yelling at their children.  

Pintler admitted to  yelling at Bodenhamer in an aggressive tone.

Pintler told deputies that Bodenhamer then entered his garage and emerged with a gun and pointed it at Pintler firing one time. Pintler said there was about 50 yards between the men when the shot was fired.