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SALEM, Mass. (AP) - A Marine accused of firing a shotgun into a noisy crowd of late-night revelers was arraigned on reduced charges and allowed to return home for the first time since the incident.
Sgt. Daniel B. Cotnoir was initially charged with attempted murder after he fired a single shot out the window of his second-floor apartment Aug. 14.
The case went to a grand jury, which returned the lesser charges of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and discharging a shotgun within 500 feet of a building. He pleaded not guilty to those charges Thursday.
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