DANVILLE, Ill.  (ECWd) — Danville Ward 1 Alderman Jaleel Jones, 30, was granted pretrial release Thursday morning following his arrest Wednesday night on a charge of reckless discharge of a firearm. [News Channel 20][Vermilion County Watchdog] According to WCIA, Danville police officers responded around 7:25 p.m. on Wednesday, November 11, to reports of gunshots in the area of Fera and English streets. Upon arriving at nearby Spring Hill Cemetery, officers found Jones sitting on top of his parked car smoking marijuana. [WAND] During today’s arraignment and detention hearing in the Vermilion County circuit court, Jones appeared with a public defender. Prosecutors revealed that Jones initially told responding officers the shots had come from the south. However, police spotted shell casings on the ground near his vehicle. When questioned about the casings, Jones reportedly admitted to firing the shots after being spooked by a deer, noting that he placed his gun in the trunk when he heard police sirens approaching. Officers reported seeing a limping deer nearby and subsequently recovered a firearm from inside the vehicle. [1] One count of reckless discharge of a firearm, a Class 4 Felony, was filed against Jones. Because the offense is non-detainable under Illinois law, the judge granted Jones pretrial release. As conditions of his release, Jones was ordered to surrender his Firearm Owner’s Identification (FOID) card and firearms to the sheriff’s office and to refrain from possessing any weapons. [1] Connection to Prior Edgar County Incident [ECWd] The arrest comes seven months after Jones