A Salina man arrested early New Year’s morning in connection with shots fired New Year’s Eve, is also facing charges in connection with shots fired near a west Salina bank on December 4th.

18-year-old Joshuah Blake is alleged to have fired shots from a pickup New Year’s Eve in the area of University and Phillips, the 400 block of S. 12th , and in the area of Hageman and Saturn.

Blake was driving a white Nissan pickup, which was described by witnesses as the vehicle the shots were coming from. Three shots from a small caliber gun struck a home in the 400 block of S. 12th. No one was hurt.

Captain Paul Forrester said investigators have been able to link Blake to a case where shots were fired in the area of First Bank Kansas, 1333 W. Crawford, on December 4th, where a traffic sign was hit by a bullet.

Blake was booked into the Saline County Jail on several requested charges including criminal discharge of a firearm, unlawful discharge of a firearm, and criminal damage to property.

A passenger in the pickup, 32-year-old Joseph W. Allen of Salina, was arrested on drug charges. Two other occupants in the pickup were not arrested.

Captain Forrester said a gun has not been recovered, and another arrest is possible in the case.