UPDATE: Arrest made in Beach shooting
Update: A Lehigh Acres man has been charged with four felonies following a shooting Sunday morning.
Morgan Brett Reilly is in jail with counts of burglary, attempted murder and fleeing law enforcement after being being arrested Sunday morning on Matanzas Pass Bridge.
Reilly, 19, was allegedly involved in a shooting near the Pinnacle Apartments, near U.S. 41 and Crystal Drive in Fort Myers. He fled the scene and the Lee County Sheriff’s Office before he was caught on the bridge, according to a press release.
The bridge was shut down for several hours Sunday morning while the search was conducted.
His trial has been set for Monday, March 27.
“This was an isolated incident and there is no danger to the community,” officials said.
According to the Sheriff’s Office records, this isn’t Reilly’s first arrest. In 2009, he was arrested for arson at 12 years old; in 2016, he was arrested for possession of marijuana.
A man deputies say was involved in an early morning shooting in the area of the Pinnacle Apartments is in custody.
Deputies arrested Morgan Brett Reilly, 19, after locating him near the Mantanzas Bridge, a release from the Lee County Sheriff’s Office states.
“This was an isolated incident and there is no danger to the community,” officials said.
The bridge was closed following the 4 a.m. incident while police conducted the search.