Two Crawford County individuals were arrested on Oct. 3 after allegedly being involved in a shots-fired incident in the Cuba area.

Lamont K. Hughes, 21, of Cuba, was arrested and charged on allegations of first degree assault or attempted assault, a class A felony; three unclassified armed criminal action felony charges, two second-degree assault class D felony charges and unlawful use of a weapon, a class B felony charge.

Lucas J. Welsch, 21, of Cuba, was arrested and charged on allegations of unlawful use of a weapon and tampering with physical evidence in a felony prosecution, two class E felonies.

Deputy Joshua Traxel, of the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office, wrote in the probable cause statement that county deputies were dispatched to a reported shooting.

“During the subsequent investigation by Sgt. (Jesse) Henson and Deputy (Josh) Smith, it was determined that the shooting occurred at 3642 Highway O, Cuba, Crawford County, Missouri,” Traxel wrote.

Smith reported that two victims, labeled as LG and LB, were running towards their vehicle, and another victim, NL, was in the vehicle and attempting to leave the area when shots were fired at them.

One of the bullets hit NL’s foot, and at least one hole that is consistent with a projectile strike was observed in the vehicle. Henson identified the likely suspect as Lamont Hughes.

Traxel contacted Hughes and advised him of his rights.

“Lamont stated he was at his friend’s residence on Highway O when subjects arrived, and two subjects engaged in a physical altercation with another subject. Lamont stated one of the subjects entered a vehicle and drove toward him and other subjects, causing them to move out of the vehicle’s path,” Traxel wrote.

Lamont added that the vehicle had struck subjects, and that he dove out of the vehicle’s path before firing multiple shots at it as it drove toward the exit and away from the area when he was shooting at it. He also showed Traxel the firearm, a Taurus PT 24/7 Pro CDS 9mm pistol, that Lamont identified as the firearm used during the incident.

Several witnesses reported that Lucas Welsch also fired a firearm during the incident.

When Traxel made contact with him, Welsch informed him that he was drunk during the incident. He was advised of his rights.

“Lucas stated subjects were engaged in a physical altercation near the vehicles on the property. Lucas stated he warned everyone to stop and then discharged a round into the air,” Traxel wrote.

Upon questioning about the missing shell casings, Welsch agreed that he picked them up so law enforcement wouldn’t find them. Welsch showed Traxel the Ruger Prescott RXM 9mm pistol he claimed to have used during the incident.

“The firearm appeared to have been cleaned, and Lucas stated he had cleaned it. I asked Lucas if he cleaned the pistol so law enforcement would not discover that it had been fired, and he stated, ‘just covering my bases,’” Traxel wrote.

When asked about what he said before firing the pistol, Welsch said, “Everybody get the (expletive deleted) out of here,” and then fired the pistol into the air. After Welsch indicated where he was positioned and how he pointed the pistol during the incident, Traxel concluded that it would have been discharged over Highway O.

Both were taken and held at the Crawford County Jail, but Welsch was bonded out at $25,000.

Hughes is scheduled to appear before Judge Patrick Horsefield in the 42nd Circuit Court at 9 a.m. on Oct. 13, and Welsch is scheduled to appear before Horsefield at 9 a.m. on Nov. 5.