Jordy Miguel Araneda faces Ipswich court for shooting assault of teenager in Goodna

An Ipswich father shot a teenager during a “trivial’’ suburban dispute which a court heard had began months earlier when the man felt slighted by a young female shop worker.

An Ipswich father shot a teenager during a ‘trivial’ suburban dispute. FILE PHOTO

An Ipswich father has faced court for shooting a teenager during a “trivial’’ suburban dispute, a court has heard.

Goodna’s Jordy Miguel Araneda, 26, pleaded guilty on May 14 to assault occasioning bodily harm while armed.

The court heard Araneda shot an 18-year-old man on May 25 last year.

Crown prosecutor Rachel Stewart said the incident was sparked after Araneda encountered a teenage girl walking past his Goodna home that day.

Araneda recognised her as a shop worker who had refused him service months earlier, the court heard.

Ms Stewart said Araneda called out to her “now you don’t say s**t”.

She said the girl’s boyfriend later approached Araneda at his house demanding an apology.

Araneda told him to return with the girl so that she could apologise to him instead.

The court heard the girl returned that night with her boyfriend and the 18-year-old man.

Araneda yelled at them as they approached and fired a shotgun at the ground.

The girl ran away while her boyfriend tried to explain they were there to apologise.

But Ms Stewart said Araneda fired two more shots, one in the air and another in the victim’s direction.

That shot grazed the 18-year-old’s shoulder, leaving a 1cm abrasion.

Araneda was arrested soon after but denied to police that he had fired the gun.

Ms Stewart said the offending was very serious given it had been such a “trivial’’ dispute.

She said Araneda’s offending was aggravated by the fact there were two underage witnesses and that it occurred in a suburban area.

“There’s an inherent dangerousness, obviously, in shooting a weapon in such circumstances,” she said.

Araneda had a five-page criminal history which included a charge of unlawful possession of weapons.

He had also been on parole at the time of the offending, for disqualified driving.

Barrister Michael Bonasia said Araneda was supported by his partner in court.

He said Araneda shared a biological child with his partner and was also stepdad to her three other children.

The court heard Araneda pleaded guilty to assault on the basis that he had intentionally shot in the general direction of the victim, but had not intended to hurt him.

Judge Benedict Power said the gun was loaded with birdshot which was typically used for smaller birds.

But he said the ammunition still had a “real capacity” to kill someone at close distance, or blind or otherwise maim them.

Araneda was sentenced to three years’ jail, suspended for three years after he had served 11 months actual custody.

As he had already served 271 days in pre-sentence custody his release date was set for July 16 this year.

Araneda also pleaded guilty to contravening an order about information stored electronically and two counts of wilful damage by graffiti, on the same date as the shooting.

He received shorter, concurrent sentences for those offences.