A suspected Outlaws Motorcycle gang member decided to pop a balloon at the Bimini Bar in Bunnell, police said. The problem: Police said he used his gun.

Richard William Graham, 73, of Daytona Beach, was charged with shooting into an occupied building, a felony, and exhibiting a firearm in a careless manner and discharging a firearm in a drinking establishment/public occupied premise, both misdemeanors, according to a press release from Bunnell Police Chief David Brannon.

Graham. also known as “Panhead,” was at the Bimini Bar at 1022 State Road 100 about 6 p.m. on Jan. 3. Several employees and patrons were at the bar inflating balloons for a birthday party, according to a charging affidavit. That’s when Graham pulled out a gun and fired, popping a balloon.

Video showed a man identified as John Andrews Talley holding the balloon, according to a charging affidavit, and then Graham shooting the balloon. The bullet hit the east wall and ceiling, leaving visible damage to the wall, the affidavit stated. Police could not find the projectile.

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