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3 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? e-edition | subscribe | newsletter | deals Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » NEWS NOW Beach bacteria thresholds may tighten ... Our View: Who politicized the UCC shootings? Not Obama ... View from 100,000 feet ... Beach bacteria thresholds may tighten ... Our View: Who politicized the UCC shootings? Not Obama ... View from 100,000 feet ... ATTEMPTED SHOOTING Man sentenced after bullet strikes Medford garage Mena-Silva also guilty of drug dealing A drug dealer who fired a bullet that went into a neighboring garage was sentenced to two years in prison and will be deported after he has served his time. By Vickie Aldous Mail Tribune MailTribune.com By Vickie Aldous Mail Tribune Posted Oct. 8, 2015 @ 5:28 pm By Vickie Aldous Mail Tribune Posted Oct. 8, 2015 @ 5:28 pm » Social News p bs:newslist StartDate="20121121" EndDate="p bs:datecalc Months="3"" DateSort="1" UseObjects="1" ObjectClass="81" Taxonomywords="2325,665" ExactTaxonomyMatch="1" Image="1" Count="4" --> A drug dealer who fired a bullet that went into a neighboring garage was sentenced to two years in an Oregon prison and will be deported after he has served his time. Juan Carlos Mena-Silva, 46, of the 8000 block of White City pleaded guilty Thursday to attempted first-degree assault with a firearm, recklessly endangering another person, delivery of methamphetamine and delivery of heroin. Jackson County Circuit Judge Lorenzo Mejia warned Mena-Silva not to try to come back after he is deported. "You shall not re-enter the United States because if you do, you'll do a lot of time in federal prison because of the nature of these convictions," Mejia said. Prosecutors say that on March 12, Mena-Silva was in a fight with other people at a house on Thorn Oak Drive in Medford when he retrieved a gun and shot out the window at a man and woman with whom he was fighting. The two fled as the gun was fired in their direction, witnesses told the Jackson County Sheriff's Office. A neighbor on the street later found a bullet hole at his residence. The Jackson County Sheriff's Office responded and found a bullet on the floor of the neighbor's garage, according to an affidavit. A deputy also found an empty bullet casing on the deck of the house where the fight had taken place. The deputy observed a clear line of sight from the house window where Mena-Silva fired the gun to the neighbor's garage diagonally across the street. In a separate case, the Medford Area Drug Gang Enforcement Team received information on Mena-Silva and found substantial quantities of methamphetamine and heroin after searching his person and vehicle, according to court testimony. Mena-Silva said he had been a hard-working person for the past 27 years but ran into financial difficulties while getting a divorce. Staff reporter Vickie Aldous can be reached at 541-776-4486 or [email protected] . Follow her at www.twitter.com/VickieAldous . By Vickie Aldous Mail Tribune MailTribune.com By Vickie Aldous Mail Tribune Posted Oct. 8, 2015 @ 5:28 pm » Comment or view comments Terms of Service /* $( document ).ready(function() { // Jquery mobile is trying to style the button and leaving a blank gry button on top of a white button $("#viafouracoms .vf-comment-controls li.vf-right").html(' Submit '); });*/ » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. calendar Connect with MailTribune.com Facebook Twitter RSS Back to top Reader Services Reader Services Home Subscriptions Subscriber controls Contact us Submissions Photos Events Letters to the editor Corrections Announcements Obituaries Story ideas Since you asked Alerts Email Alerts RSS Feeds Text Alerts Advertise Media Kit Home Products and services Ad rates Advertising contacts Propel Marketing Mail Tribune Daily Tidings The Nickel Shop Our Valley Blogs Mobile Site Stay Informed Email newsletter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Your privacy is important, read our privacy policy. © Copyright 2015 Local Media Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Local Media Group Publications Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license, except where noted. MailTribune.com | P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501