Timothy Hubbard, 50, was found guilty of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and other related charges following a four-day bench trial before the Honorable Judge Allison Bell Royer.

At the time of the incident, Hubbard was the appointed fire marshal for Charlestown Township. Evidence presented during the trial showed that Hubbard responded to the scene of a fire investigation and subsequently identified someone he suspected was involved in setting the fire and tried to confront them. When the person started to drive away, Hubbard allegedly gave chase and fired a gun at least two times into the rear window and trunk of the vehicle and in the direction of the driver. 

Hubbard then used his car to repeatedly strike the suspect’s vehicle and block him from leaving the area. According to officials, when Hubbard was later asked by state troopers about what occurred during the confrontation, the defendant misrepresented what happened.

“The Pennsylvania State Police investigation demonstrated that the defendant Timothy Hubbard shot at someone without justification,” said Chester County District Attorney Christopher de Barrena-Sarobe. “Being a fire marshal does not give him a free pass to endanger others.”

Hubbard will be sentenced on a later date.