Daytona Beach man arrested for firing gun inside Bunnell bar to pop a balloon

Richard William Graham, 73, was arrested during a traffic stop on Jan. 23, 20 days after the incident occurred. He is a known affiliate of the Outlaws motorcycle gang, a press release said.


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Richard William Graham, 73, a known affiliate of the Outlaws motorcycle gang, fired a gun inside a bar to pop a balloon. Courtesy of Bunnell Police Department
Richard William Graham, 73, a known affiliate of the Outlaws motorcycle gang, fired a gun inside a bar to pop a balloon. Courtesy of Bunnell Police Department
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A Daytona Beach man was arrested on Jan. 23 in connection to a Jan. 3 incident where a gun was fired inside the Bimini Bar in Bunnell on State Road 100.

Richard William Graham, 73, allegedly fired a gun to pop a balloon inside the bar while multiple other patrons and bar employees were present. Graham fled the scene after the shooting, according to a Bunnell press release. 

Surveillance footage from inside the bar showed Graham firing the gun and popping the balloon. He has been charged with shooting into an occupied building, exhibiting a firearm in a careless manor and discharging a firearm in a drinking establishment, the press release said.

The warrant for Graham's arrest was issued on Jan. 8 and the Bunnell Police Department worked to track down Graham. Ormond Beach police officers arrested Graham after he was pulled over at a traffic stop. 

During the traffic stop, the police officers found Alprazolam that was not prescribed to the suspect, incurring an additional felony charge of possession of a controlled substance without a prescription. 

Graham was booked into the Volusia County Branch Jail with a $13,500 bond and released the next day on bond, the press release said. During a 2016 investigation into Graham, the Volusia County Sheriff's Office found Graham was affiliated with the Outlaws motorcycle gang.

 

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