On the night of April 7, the Prentiss County Sheriff’s Department responded to a domestic violence situation on County Road 7030.

When officers arrived, they made contact with a female who said that she and the suspect had been arguing.

The suspect had a firearm in his possession. He fired one shot into the kitchen floor near where she stated she was standing. Then a second shot was fired later.

The suspect 55-year-old Thomas Leon Bozek of Booneville was later found in the woods behind his house. He was placed under arrest and charged with Aggravated Domestic Violence.’

Justice Court Judge Ray Hall set the bond at $50,000.00.

Bozek was out on bond from a previous Aggravated Domestic Violence from a previous relationship. He remains in custody at this time. Investigators and Deputies recovered a handgun the suspect had in his possession at the time he was taken into custody along with additional firearms from the residence.

The sheriff’s department described this as a very tense situation and they said fortunately no one was seriously hurt.

The case will be presented to the next Prentiss County Grand Jury by Investigator Torie Jumper.