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Fairfield County Man Nabbed For Shooting Pepper Spray Gun In Security Guard's Face, Police Say
A man was arrested after allegedly shooting a security guard in the face with a pepper spray gun at a YMCA in Fairfield County.
Billy Pettway, of Bridgeport, was arrested around 11:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 3, at the State Street YMCA in Bridgeport.
According to Scott Appleby, director of Emergency Management for Bridgeport, officials originally were informed that the security guard was shot in the face with a BB gun, and police were immediately dispatched.
Once on the scene, officers came across the security guard bleeding from his face and a strong odor of pepper spray in the lobby an…