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‘Drunk’ Ohio dad, 42, is arrested for firing shotgun in the air to break up chaotic party thrown by his son where TWO HUNDRED teens descended on his home
- Travis Turkal, 42, faces charges of endangering children and using weapons while intoxicated after firing the warning shot
- Multiple underage partygoers were hospitalized after the event became violent, including one boy being ‘pistol-whipped in the head’
- The massive party of 200 teenagers gathered at his rural property after videos spread across social media
- No other arrests were made, but multiple fights are now under investigation
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An Ohio father fired his shotgun into the air when a party of two hundred teenagers at his home turned violent Saturday night.
Travis Turkal, 42, was arrested and charged with endangering children, using weapons while intoxicated and aggravated menacing, the Kansas City Star reports.
The partygoers, many of whom were underaged, gathered at Turkal’s property in Rayland, located 135 miles east of Columbus, for a party thrown by his own son.
But as the news of the party spread like wildfire online, so too did the chaos of the crowd.
Travis Turkal, 42, was arrested and charged for firing the weapon to disperse the crowd at his home in Rayland, Ohio Saturday night
The party eventually became violent, including several fights after multiple videos of the event circulated across social media.
Several attendees ended up in the hospital as a result, including one boy whose face and head were covered in cuts from a broken bottle, a girl being punched in the face, and another boy being ‘pistol-whipped in the head.’
The teenagers said Turkal was present throughout the party, according to the report.
Turkal’s home (above) in Rayland, Ohio, which sits on the border of Ohio and West Virginia, is where the wild party ended in violence and at least one gun shot fired into the air
After the violence broke out, the property owner went into his house and returned with a shotgun before walking into the crowd and allegedly firing into the air.
Turkal claims he did not show any firearms or shoot any weapon and that the fights started ‘when he attempted to take people’s car keys.’
Multiple assaults related to the party are also being investigated and none of the reported injuries are life-threatening.
The 42-year-old posted bail and is now out on a $25,000 bond. Turkal will make his initial court appearance in Dillonvale on August 17.