Ding-Dong Ditch Prank Makes Ohio Dad Really Angry: Police

A group of teenagers played ding-dong ditch at Jarvis Godfrey's home around 5:30 AM, knocking and kicking his door. As they fled in a car, Godfrey fired a gun at them.

The teenage driver reported, 'I just went down the other road and I came back up and he shot at my car.' Godfrey and his wife stated the teens kicked mud on their door and returned with lights off.

Godfrey's shots hit the fleeing car, leaving bullet holes in the trunk. Additionally, a bullet was found lodged in a neighbor's house siding.

An officer noted, 'It hit their trunk.' A neighbor reported hearing gunfire an hour prior and discovered a bullet hole in her porch siding, confirming, 'There's a bullet in there.'

Police responded to the scene, interviewing both the teens and Godfrey. They located a 9mm shell casing where the car was allegedly shot and later, after obtaining a search warrant for Godfrey's home, found a .45 caliber gun and three spent .45 casings inside.

An officer stated, 'one recovered directly in front of 6251 here... Looks like a nine maybe.' Later, a detective reported, 'We found great 45. So, and then three spent 45k casings. He picked up inside the house.'

Jarvis Godfrey was arrested and charged with multiple felonies, including felonious assault and improper discharge of a firearm. In contrast, the four juveniles involved in the ding-dong ditch prank were charged only with disorderly conduct.

The host states, 'Jarvis Godfrey was charged with felonious assault, two counts of discharge of a firearm near a prohibited premises, and improperly discharging a firearm at or into a habitation or school safety zone.' She adds, 'Police said the four juveniles involved were charged with disorderly conduct.'