Fox 35 Orlando reporter canned after arrest

PeguesFox 35 Orlando TV reporter Patrick Pegues, has made news of his own as shown here in an Orange County booking mug.

ORLANDO -- Fox 35 reporter Patrick Pegues has been fired after initially being suspended by the Orlando TV station after his arrest on charges of firing a semi-automatic handgun.

Pegues, 41, was arrested Monday night on charges of unlawful discharge of a firearm and discharging a destructive device with property damage.

You can read Fox's own reporting of the termination by clicking the link here: http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/local/122111-reporter-arrested

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Wendel Bradford