Mountain View man charged with attempted assault
According to online court dockets, Justin Kimbell, born 1984, has been charged with attempted first-degree assault, discharging a firearm at or from motor vehicle, unlawful possession of a firearm, DWI persistent and armed criminal action.
The probable cause statement says deputies began traveling to the scene after receiving a call from Kimbell, who said he had bought a firearm from a convicted felon on June 3.
Police said when en route to the call, they received a call from a reporting party about wanting to speak with a deputy on the incident, the statement says.
While police were traveling to the scene, the deputy noticed Kimbell driving past them in a red SUV with no registration. Police decided to catch up to Kimbell in his vehicle and parked a short distance near a church off of U Highway.
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Kimbell was placed under arrest for driving while revoked and was read his Miranda Warning.
Police noticed observations of a strong odor of intoxicants from his breath, his eyes, swaying and mumbled talk.
Kimbell told police that he had not drank anything and agreed to a preliminary breath test. Police found that Kimbell had a .309% BAC.
Police told Kimbell of the results, and he then started to yell and curse at the deputy. He told the deputy that he had stopped around the church to call a cab and did not want to hurt anyone while he was driving.
During the stop, police noticed major mood swings that would go from apologetic to screaming and cursing.
Police looked at the man's vehicle and noticed a bullet hole in the driver's door. Police then noticed a bullet hole from the exterior of the SUV at an upward angle, which appeared to have hit the interior rear-view mirror.
Police found a black-powder cap-and-ball revolver and Fireball whiskey containers with some empty and partially empty, around the vehicle.
Police later took Kimbell to Howell County Jail after he refused to give a second breath sample.
After Kimbell was booked into jail, the deputy talked with a victim on the incident.
The victim told police that in April 2025, Kimbell had been taking them on a drive back from West Plains. During the drive, Kimbell started talking about witches and pulled out a revolver.
The victim said Kimbell put the muzzle of the gun toward her head and pulled back the hammer. Kimbell tried to pull back the hammer, and the victim swiped the muzzle of the gun as he tried to fire the weapon.
The incident resulted in the victim receiving power burns to their face and hand. The victim said she had been afraid of being around Kimbell, which resulted in them not reporting the incident.
The victim provided photos of the burns to police from that day, which police believed went with her statement.
Kimbell is currently in jail with a $25,000 bond. He is scheduled for an arraignment on June 9.
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