An Ellwood City man, accused of firing several rounds from a gun during a dispute with a neighbor, was sentenced to probation in Butler County Court on Wednesday.

Austin R. Coburn, 19, was sentenced to 12 months' probation, a $100 fine and 25 hours of community service by Judge Timothy McCune after pleading guilty in March to an amended charge of misdemeanor firearms not to be carried without a license.

State police said Coburn fired several shots over a parking dispute on Sept. 9.

State police said Coburn, who lives on Hoot Owl Road, got into an argument with another person over parking on the property.

Afterward, Coburn and his friend drove past the neighbor's home, and Coburn, who was in the front passenger seat, fired several rounds out his car window according to court documents. The shots were fired into the woods but “in the vicinity” of the neighbor and four other people.

Police later talked to Coburn's friend, who admitted to driving the car, but denied knowing Coburn had a gun until he heard the defendant yelling out the window. The friend told police that Coburn fired “three to four shots with a silver pistol,” documents said. No injuries were reported.

Bail was set at $10,000, and posted on Sept. 10.