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Man arrested after firing flare gun at a person in Aultman Hospital parking lot

Posted at 11:09 PM, Jan 17, 2017
and last updated 2017-01-17 23:09:47-05

A man was arrested after firing a flare gun in the Aultman Hospital parking lot Monday night.

According to the Stark County Jail, 36-year-old Brian Cricks of Canton fired a flare gun at the victim around 9:15 p.m., attempting to cause serious injury. The victim was unharmed.

Canton police arrested Cricks on a felonious assault charge, a second-degree felony. He is currently being held in the Stark County Jail and is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday.