(Photo provided by St. Joseph County Records Division)

Lonnie W. Cheatman, 26, of Mishawaka is charged with firing shots inside his Mishawaka Ave. apartment Wednesday morning. (Photo provided by St. Joseph County Jail Records Division) (September 26, 2012)

MISHAWAKA – A Mishawaka man is behind bars after police say he fired several shots inside his apartment.

Police were called to the 200 block of East Mishawaka Ave. around 4:40 a.m. Wednesday.


Whey they arrived, officers surrounded the apartment building and ordered 26-year-old Lonnie Cheatman out.

Police were told Cheatman, who lives in a lower apartment unit, has fired off several shots.

Officers were able to clear the building and took Cheatman into custody without incident.

Cheatman is being held in the St. Joseph County Jail on a preliminary charge of Criminal Recklessness with a firearm.