BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A Bend man accused of shooting at another man on a busy northeast Bend street last month has been indicted on federal charges of felon in possession of a firearm, a prosecutor said Friday as a Deschutes County judge agreed to dismiss three similar local charges.
Aaron Polit, 41, still faces three charges in Deschutes County, one of first-degree attempted assault and two of unlawful use of a weapon, in the August 28th incident.
Police said he parked on NE Emerson Avenue, got out of his Jeep holding a handgun, called out to a nearby man and fired at least one shot. They said a bystander with a concealed weapons permit drew his gun and confronted Polit, who dropped his gun…