Justin Derek Jennings, 39, was arraigned Monday afternoon in U.S. District Court in Santa Ana and pleaded not guilty.

Following an “outburst,” Justin Derek Jennings unloaded a magazine full of ammo into his Orange County home with his family members inside — and tried to shoot down an Orange County Sheriff’s Department helicopter during the March 9 incident, prosecutors said.

Justin Derek Jennings, 39, of Laguna Niguel, was indicted by a federal grand jury for attempting to damage, destroy or disable an aircraft on March 9. The man had been drinking and became angry, according to court documents from the case.

"Multiple 911 callers reported having heard 10 to 15 gunshots and people screaming that someone had been shot and screaming for help."

Prosecutors say that Justin Jennings, 39, fired multiple rounds at an Orange County Sheriff's Department helicopter after his birthday party ended "acrimoniously" on March 9 when he "became enraged."

SANTA ANA, Calif. — A California man is facing charges after authorities said he got angry at his 39th birthday party and shot at an Orange County Sheriff’s Department helicopter. Justin Derek Jennings, 39, pleaded not guilty Monday to attempting to ...