New York man facing charges

A New York state resident is facing charges following a shooting incident in Monroe County.

State police at Lehighton said about 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 28, troopers responded to an area along Shafer Drive, in Polk Township. As a result of an investigation troopers said Jason Robert Jaure, 23, of Brentwood, was charged with several counts of reckless endangerment and criminal mischief.

Troopers alleged that Jaure fired several shots onto a neighbor's property. He was target practicing near a neighbor's property line while attending a party. Several rounds traveled into the neighbor's yard causing damage to two vehicles and a shed, troopers said.