A 25-year-old man appeared in court Monday after police said he fired a shot during an argument at a park in Everett Sunday night.
Brayan Villeda Pineda was arrested in Somerville overnight in connection with a report of shots fired at a soccer field at River Green Park at approximately 9 p.m. A not guilty plea was entered on his behalf in court Monday.
According to prosecutors and Everett police, during a dispute during a soccer game at the field, Pineda went to his car, grabbed a machete and a rifle, and fired one round before speeding away from the scene.
No one was hit by the gunfire.
Police said they recovered the rifle from his home in Everett following the incident.