ROGERS, Ark. — Two Arkansas men have been arrested on suspicion of aggravated assault after police say they shot each other while taking turns wearing a bulletproof vest.
Charles Ferris, 50, and Christopher Hicks, 36, face up to six years in jail after being charged Monday with aggravated assault, a Class D felony, in Rogers, Arkansas.
The neighbors had been drinking on Sunday on a deck when Ferris put on the bulletproof vest and urged Hicks to shoot him in the chest with a .22-caliber semi-automatic rifle, according to a police affidavit.
They switched — and Ferris was so “p—ed” about how much his shot had hurt, he “unloaded the clip into Christopher’s back,” according to the report.
None of the rounds penetrated the vest, but Hicks went to Mercy Hospital for bruising, alerting authorities.
Ferris initially came up with a wild story about getting hit in a gun battle in the woods after being hired to protect an “asset” who paid him $200, according to 5 News KFSM.
But his wife arrived at the hospital and told cops about the men’s dare while drinking, according to the report.
Both men are free on $5,000 bond and ordered not to contact one another, the outlet reported. They are due in court next month.
Oh, and Not South Carolina.
