Ill. man charged with aiming gun at crop-duster

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http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-il-cropduster-gun,0,548569.story

TREMONT, Ill.— A central Illinois man is accused of aiming a shotgun at a crop-duster he claimed was flying too close to a family gathering.

The (Peoria) Journal Star reports (http://bit.ly/n7zpji ) that 66-year-old Kenneth Phillips of Tremont has been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and disorderly conduct in the July 21 incident. Tremont is 15 miles southeast of Peoria.

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A pilot for Curless Flying Service in Astoria told Tazewell County sheriff's deputies he was spraying crops in the area when someone pointed a shotgun at his plane.

Phillips told deputies the pilot was "dive bombing" the family get-together while flying near Phillips' home.

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