Man Found Guilty of Attempted Murder in ATV Shooting Incident

CITRUS – A Citrus Hills man has been found guilty of Attempted Murder after shooting at three teenagers who were riding an All-terrain vehicle (ATV) near his property.

On April 22, 2023, then-65-year-old Michael Regalski was working outside his garage when he became angry over a group of teenagers riding an ATV near his home. That's when officials say he pulled out a 40-caliber Glock semi-automatic handgun and began firing at the teens, striking one juvenile in the abdomen. The victim has since recovered from his injuries.

After the shooting, officials say Regalski took a shower, washed his clothes, and deleted video from his home surveillance system.

Regalski was charged with Attempted Second-Degree Murder, shooting at an Occupied Vehicle, and Tampering with Evidence, and on August 1st, a jury found him guilty on all charges.

"𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙛𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙩'𝙨 𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙠𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙨𝙤 𝙖 𝙗𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙧𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚," said Bill Gladson, Fifth Judicial Circuit State Attorney. "𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙮 𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙢 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙡𝙨𝙤 𝙩𝙧𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙪𝙥. 𝙅𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙡𝙮 𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙚 𝙝𝙤𝙥𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙛 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙛𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙨."

Sentencing will be held on September 19th.

Similar Articles: ATV Ordinance Reversed in Unanimous Decision