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WILKES-BARRE &#8212; A man who admitted to shooting at a couple while following them in his truck will spend a few years under county supervision.Ralph Julian Dura, 33, of Hazleton, was sentenced Tuesday before Luzerne County Judge Michael T. Vough to four years&#8217; probation and 50 hours community service on five misdemeanor charges, court papers say.He pleaded guilty in April to two counts of simple assault, two counts of reckless endangerment and one count of propulsion of missiles into roadways.According to a criminal complaint, Dura in February 2014 pointed a handgun at a couple during an argument outside a bar.A man broke up a brief scuffle between the parties and the couple drove off in a truck, police say. Dura followed the couple in his own vehicle.While travelling on North Locust Street, Dura fired four shots at the couple, the complaint says. The couple fled at high speed, continuing until they reached the West Hazleton Police Department.Investigators say they later located a spent 9mm shell casing in the bed of Dura&#8217;s truck and found another frozen to a windshield wiper blade.<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta>By James O&#8217;Malleyjomalley@www.timesleader.com</bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta>Reach James O&#8217;Malley at 570-991-6390 or on Twitter @TL_omalley.</shirttailMeta></div>

Hazleton man gets probation for shooting at couple