An 18-year-old Centralia man who allegedly fired shots into a car and home near the McKee and Gragg Street intersection on June 20th has been charged with a Class X felony charge of attempted murder.
Sincer Rogers of McKee Street was also charged with two counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm and two counts of criminal damage to property in connection with the incident.
The attempted murder charge states Rogers shot a firearm at a vehicle occupied by a female knowing such an act created a strong probability of death or great bodily harm. The aggravated discharge of a firearm charge claims he shot a firearm in the direction of the car knowing it was occupied by the female and her young child. The criminal damage charges were for allegedly shooting the female’s car as well at a home in the 500 block of Gragg Street.
There were no injuries reported from the gunfire. The female driver of the car who later identified Rogers as the shooter said she found a bullet hole in the back driver side door. Police indicate they found two shell casings in the roadway in front of 1205 McKee and located four bullet holes in the vinyl siding on the north side of the residence in the 500 block of Gragg Street.
Centralia Police Lieutenant Steve Whritenour says the department also talked to other witnesses and was able to obtain door bell video from some area homes as they worked to determine the shooter.
During his first appearance in court Friday, Rogers was ordered held without bond as a result of being identified by three people as the shooter and prior firearm and violence offenses.
A preliminary hearing and a first appearance with attorney was set for December 3rd. A jury trial was set for January 11th. A public defender has been appointed to represent Rogers.
