OCEAN CITY — A Harrisburg, Pa. man faces attempted murder, aggravated assault and weapons charges after he allegedly attempted to fire a concealed weapon at police officers.
According to Ocean City Police Department Lt. Steve Ang, on July 26 at 11:59 p.m., police responded to a domestic violence complaint in the 100 block of Anchorage Drive.
Police were told that a father and son were having a fight.
It was learned that Martin L. Kieffer, 61, of Harrisburg, Pa., had allegedly pointed a small gun at the head of his 25-year-old son.
That weapon, a .22 caliber Derringer handgun was recovered at the scene. Kieffer was then taken into custody and transported to police headquarters for processing.
As officers were removing Kieffer from the patrol vehicle at headquarters, Kieffer was able to access a concealed weapon on his person as he was handcuffed. At that time, Kieffer allegedly attempted to discharge the weapon toward the officers.
The weapon malfunctioned and the bullet became lodged in the chamber. Officers immediately reacted and were able to disarm Kieffer without further incident.
Kieffer was able to conceal the weapon because he was wearing a tactical t-shirt, which allows a weapon to be concealed in the armpit area of the person.
The weapon was described as a 10mm Glock semi-automatic handgun, which contained 12 hollow-point bullets.
A search warrant was later executed on a vehicle owned by Kieffer that led to the recovery of two additional handguns, ammunition for the .22 caliber handgun, and an assortment of knives.
Charges are pending in relation to the domestic violence incident and other items recovered during execution of the search warrant.
Kieffer was charged with criminal attempt murder, aggravated assault, possession of firearm for unlawful purpose, unlawful possession of a firearm and possession of hollow point bullets.
Kieffer was held on a warrant issued by Superior Court Judge Middlesworth for $750,000 full cash bail.
Kieffer was remanded to county jail in lieu of bail.
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