4:30 a.m. Fireworks Leads To Arrest

    The pre-dawn hours of Thanksgiving Day were interrupted in Umatilla when a reportedly intoxicated man began to shoot off fireworks near Umatilla Middle School. Jordan Light, 38, of St. Matthews, South Carolina who was a guest at a home at 305 Kristen Court, was charged with disorderly intoxication after the incident that also involved a confrontation with a neighbor.
    Umatilla Police reports state an officer was at the Umatilla Circle K convenience store around 4:30 a.m. and heard a large boom. A few minutes later, he heard another, and at that time dispatch informed him of a call of loud noises or possible shots fired in the area of Kristen Court.
    Upon arrival, officers were met by neighbors who said Light had been setting off fireworks. After making contact with Light at the 305 Kristen Court address, he said he had indeed set off the fireworks, was uncooperative, and apparently intoxicated. After telling Light not to set off any more fireworks, officers left the scene.
    Officers were waiting down the street to see if any more fireworks would be ignited, and in the process heard what appeared to be yelling coming from the home. While heading back to the scene, a call came from dispatch that an incident was occurring at 307 Kristen Court, where a call had come in that Light had charged a neighbor.
    The neighbors Matthew Meade and Susan Turner, advised that Light charged Meade after he broke free from a woman from 305 Kristen Court who was trying to detain him. Meade then hit Light with his cane.
    Meade declined to file charges for assault, but Light was charged with disorderly intoxication. Another neighbor, James Housman, signed an intent to prosecute for breach of the peace. Light was also charged with resisting arrest without violence for attempting to avoid being handcuffed. He was jailed with a $2,000 bond.