DARLINGTON — A South Wayne resident has been charged with attempted first-degree intentional homicide, while his alleged partner was charged as a party to a crime related to a July 25 shooting near the intersection of Wis. 11 and Robert Homb Memorial Drive in the village.

According to a criminal complaint filed July 28 in Lafayette County Circuit Court, Justin R. Myers, 48, fired a gun at several victims, though no one was injured. Police also charged a 23-year-old co-defendant Makayla Lynn Ball, who shares an address with Myers, with multiple felonies.

Now one was injured when the .40 caliber round was fired in the direction of the victims — which included two children — allegedly from the window of a truck that had arrived at the public storage area, according to a criminal complaint, detailing the allegations.

“(Ball) was in the passenger seat and Justin reportedly shot the handgun in front of or over (the defendant) at Victim 1,” said the complaint.

The projectile allegedly pierced the walls of two storage units but missed the victims, prosecutors said. Some type of romantic jealousy involving one of the alleged adult victims may have been a motive, according to the complaint.

As a result, Myers is charged with felony attempted first-degree intentional homicide, discharge a firearm from a vehicle toward a person, possession of a firearm by a felon; and misdemeanors criminal damage to property and disorderly conduct.

Myers appeared in court August 12 for a preliminary hearing before Circuit Court Judge Jenna Gill. He remained in custody as of that hearing on $50,000 bond, set by Gill on August 1, according to court records.

Ball, meanwhile, is charged with felony attempted first-degree intentional homicide, as party to a crime, discharging a firearm from a vehicle, as party to a crime, misdemeanor criminal damage to property; and disorderly conduct.

She last appeared August 11, also before Gill, and is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on August 26. Her bond was set at $20,000 on August 1, and court records indicate it had not been posted as of the newspaper’s deadline. 

The most serious charge in the case, attempted first-degree intentional homicide, is punishable by a maximum potential prison sentence of six years.