(Bridgeport, IL) – The Bridgeport Police Chief found himself on the wrong side of the handcuffs over the weekend. According to the Illinois State Police, around 10:20 pm Saturday they responded to a report of domestic battery in the 700 block of Adams Street in Bridgeport. Once on scene, an investigation led by ISP Troopers ended in the arrest of forty-six-year-old Scott Murray. Murray was charged with Domestic Battery and Reckless Discharge of a Firearm. He was transported to the Lawrence County jail where he bonded out on a $40,000, 10% to apply bond. Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department, Sumner, and Bridgeport Police Departments assisted ISP District 12 in the investigation. This case has been turned over to the Lawrence County State’s Attorney’s Office with no further information being released by Illinois State Police.
