Ohatchee man charged with Attempted Murder after Wednesday afternoon shooting

Calhoun County investigators say a man shot his neighbor twice after receiving a ride to a liquor store.

Deputies arrested 54-year-old Nickolas Alto Green in Ohatchee  Wednesday afternoon. Investigators went to Mountain Road at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday after receiving a report of shots fired and a vehicle fire.

Sheriff Larry Amerson said Green lives in a camper on Mountain Road, and went to his neighbor's house to ask for a ride to the store.  The 51-year-old man -- whom investigators have not identified -- agreed.

Amerson said The victim said on the ride back that Green was cursing and yelling at him, he didn't know why, and Green had consumed a great deal of the alcohol they had purchased at the store.  Investigators estimated Green drank about a half-quart of bourbon.

When the men got back, the neighbor went back into his house to talk with a friend who was visiting. They heard noise outside, and when they looked out the window, they saw Green pour gasoline on the Ford Ranger pick-up truck and set it on fire.

The victim went outside and confronted Mr. Green to see why his truck was on fire, and at that point, Green pulls out a .38 caliber revolver and shoots the victim twice.

Shots struck the man in the arm and in the abdomen.  LifeFlight paramedics took the man by helicopter to Birmingham, where he continued to receive treatment late Wednesday afternoon.

The suspect has been charged with attempted murder, and for either criminal mischief or arson of a vehicle, investigators will be consulting with the district attorney's office to see which charge is more appropriate.

Amerson said the victim's friend who witnessed the fire and shooting told deputies he saw no reason for Green to become violent.