MOSCOW, April 12 (RAPSI) – The Amur City Court in the Khabarovsk Krai has sentenced a local resident to 4 years in prison for shooting at a passenger train, RIA Novosti reported on Tuesday.

Yuri Pichugin was found guilty of shooting at a passenger train on the “Khabarovsk - Komsomolsk-on-Amur” route in August 2015. The man was under influence of alcohol when he made two shots at the train which was located at nearby train station. A bullet from Pichugin’s rifle penetrated the wagon and only by miracle no one was hurt.

The court found that the convict illegally sold a gun to other person and was repeatedly prosecuted for various crimes, while new crimes were committed during the conviction period. He was found guilty of “illegal arms trafficking” and “hooliganism committed with use of weapons”.