OTISFIELD -- Authorities say a man is in custody after allegedly shooting a woman outside of a home in Otisfield Saturday.

According to the Oxford County Sheriff's Office, they responded to the residence on Bell Hill road around 7 p.m. for a report of a woman shot in the hand.

Upon arrival, police found a 28-year-old female victim who was treated at the scene and transported to a nearby hospital for non-life threatening injuries.

The sheriff's office says the suspect, identified as John Pottle Jr., 38, of Otisfield, had fired an AR-15 style rifle "recklessly" in the vicinity of the woman, subsequently shooting and injuring her.

Pottle was arrested and the firearm was seized. He was taken to the oxford county jail.

Authorities say Pottle is charged with reckless conduct with a dangero

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