A forty-year-old man was arrested this week in connection with an incident that happened in Lyerly in November of last year.  Eric Neal Slater is accused of firing two shots at a house on Ragland Road on the morning of November 20, 2023.  The first shot hit a transformer, knocking out power to the residence.  The other shot struck an air conditioning unit.  Slater is accused of texting the victim and threatening to kill them.  A warrant was placed for Slater’s arrest and he is charged with aggravated assault, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, first-degree criminal damage to property, discharge of a firearm from or across from a road, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, reckless conduct and terroristic threats and acts.