A man is accused of assaulting people and shooting in the direction of their residence after they rejected his offer to do cocaine with him.
He said the rejection was offensive to his culture, according to court records.
Around 10:45 a.m. on Oct. 15, police responded to an apartment complex in Scottsdale for reports of a man who had assaulted and pointed a firearm at people who occupied a residence.
Samuel Sedgwick, 49, had visited an apartment unit of people he knew. He appeared to be in an altered state, court records said, as if he had abused alcohol or drugs.
He asked the three people in the unit if they wanted to use cocaine with him, which they declined, according to court records. Sedgwick said that was offensive to him, ripped off a shirt
he was wearing and started assaulting one of the people with his fists and feet, court records said. The person went into a fetal position as the assault continued.
A second person grabbed a hammer and hit Sedgwick in the face about two times. That person later told police they thought Sedgwick was going to kill the person Sedgwick was hitting.
Sedgwick then pulled out a semi-automatic handgun out of his backpack, pointed it at them and said he was going to kill the second person, according to court records. He hit the first person on the head with the gun, then reached into his backpack and pulled out a can of mace or pepper spray and sprayed the second person and into the air of the unit, court records said.
Sedgwick, before leaving the apartment, said he was going to return and kill them, according to court records.
Man said no one gets away with chipping his tooth
The alleged assault may have appeared to be over, until Sedgwick noticed a difference in his appearance.
Sedgwick had walked back to his residence, located north of the complex, with someone who was described as a "witness/associate" in court records.
Sedgwick became angry after noticing his tooth was chipped and told the person he was with that no one could chip his tooth and get away with it, according to court records. He then took off on his bike.
At this time, police were arriving at the complex after one of the people in the unit Sedgwick interacted with called 911.
Officers reported hearing gunshots and saw Sedgwick riding a bike, away from the complex, according to court records. He was apprehended at a neighboring community by other officers, and a black Glock semi-automatic handgun loaded with Blazer brand ammunition was found near a dumpster that Sedgwick had just ridden by, according to court records.
Police found 10 shell casings in the north parking lot of the apartment complex and noticed bullet strikes on some parts of the property, including a unit neighboring the one Sedgwick was in earlier, according to court records. No one was inside that unit when the shooting happened.
Sedgwick told police he did not have any guns on him because, as a convicted felon, he wasn't allowed to possess any.
His name matched what the 911 caller provided, and officers further confirmed his identity when he was arrested.
A neighboring complex also captured on surveillance footage Sedgwick riding his bike around the time of the shooting, within a few feet of the shooting location and riding in the direction that was consistent with what officers saw, according to court records.
Police said it was believed that Sedgwick intended to shoot toward the unit he was in earlier in the day, which the three people were still inside. They heard the gunshots coming from the north alleyway to the back of the apartment, according to court records, and fled the apartment.
The person whom Sedgwick is accused of physically assaulting told police he believed his lower ribs were broken and had pain on the top of his head. In court records, police said the hospital was unable to immediately confirm his injuries.
Police obtained a search warrant for Sedgwick's residence and found an open partial box of Blazer ammunition, a handgun flashlight, ID, a can of Sabre pepper gel spray, and a white powdery substance contained in a plastic bag.
Sedgwick has multiple felony convictions, including misconduct involving weapons as a prohibited possessor.
Sedgwick requested a lawyer after his arrest. He was arrested on suspicion of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, discharging a firearm at a structure, unlawful discharge of a firearm in a city, assault and possession of a weapon by a prohibited person.
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