(La Porte, IN) - A La Porte man wound up behind bars after shooting himself.

 

Daniel Turner, 36, is charged in La Porte Circuit Court with Unlawful Possession of a Firearm.

 

According to court documents, on August 25, officers responded to 504 E. Maple Avenue to find Turner in the dining room with a gunshot wound to his leg. Initially, Turner told investigators someone had come into his residence and shot him but later admitted to shooting himself.

 

According to court documents, Turner said he didn't tell the truth initially because he didn't want to go to jail. Turner's firearm use was illegal because of prior drug-related convictions.

 

Turner is also facing a second charge of Unlawful Possession of a Firearm when officers allegedly found a gun inside his residence at the end of July.

 

Officers with a search warrant allegedly found glass smoking pipes, used syringes, cut-up straws, and a blue tray with tiny shards of a crystal-like substance before discovering the gun. The gun was fully loaded and cocked when found under a china cabinet.

 

Turner could face anywhere from a two to 12-year sentence on each count.