Dad Fires Shots at Kids Who Egged House

Craig Steven Miceli, a 55-year-old San Mateo father, pleaded no contest this month after prosecutors said he fired at an SUV carrying three teenagers who had just egged his home. The plea covers felony assault with a firearm and possession of ammunition by a convicted felon, according to the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office as reported by KRON4 and CBS Bay Area. Prosecutors said no one was injured, but one round struck the vehicle as the teens drove away from Miceli’s house on Annapolis Drive in May 2025. Miceli faces up to three years in state prison at sentencing on Aug. 10. ### Who is the father at the center of the case? Craig Steven Miceli was identified by prosecutors and police in 2025 after officers investigated what San Mateo police called a shooting into an occupied vehicle tied to alleged bullying or harassment. ABC News reported that Miceli was 54 at the time of his arrest; KRON4 and CBS Bay Area reported he is now 55 and has entered a no-contest plea. (kron4.com) The San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office said Miceli also admitted a firearm-use enhancement and pleaded no contest to possessing ammunition as a convicted felon. KRON4 reported he is out of custody on a $25,000 cash bond. ### What did prosecutors say happened before the shots were fired? (abcnews.com) May 23, 2025, was the first of two incidents described by prosecutors. KRON4 and CBS Bay Area reported that three boys — two age 16 and one age 17 — went to Miceli’s home, where prosecutors said a female classmate they did not like lived, and spread oil on the porch. (kron4.com) Shortly after midnight on May 25, 2025, the same group returned and threw eggs at the house, according to prosecutors cited by CBS Bay Area. The teens were students from Hillsdale High School, Miceli later told officers, and he said his daughter had been subjected to “constant bullying” there, according to KRON4 and ABC News. (kron4.com) ### How did the shooting unfold on Annapolis Drive? San Mateo police said officers responded to the shooting and stopped the teens’ SUV soon afterward. Prosecutors said Miceli stood in the street with a handgun as the vehicle left and fired two shots. One bullet struck the SUV’s front passenger-side quarter panel, KRON4 reported, and ABC News reported that one round went into the passenger side where the boys were sitting. (cbsnews.com) No one was hit. Steve Wagstaffe, the San Mateo County district attorney, told ABC station KGO that Miceli said he was trying to hit the tires. Miceli also told officers he was angry about having to clean oil from the porch, according to prosecutors cited by KRON4 and CBS Bay Area. ### What did police find after the shooting? (kron4.com) Water Dog Lake in Belmont was where Miceli told officers he had thrown the handgun after the shooting, according to prosecutors cited by KRON4 and CBS Bay Area. Officers later served a search warrant at his home and found an illegal automatic rifle and ammunition, the reports said. (abcnews.com) San Mateo police said in 2025 that no one was injured but that the effects of bullying in the case would likely continue to affect those involved. Wagstaffe told KGO that the gunfire, not the prank itself, moved the case into criminal court. ### What charges remain resolved, and what happens next? (kron4.com) May 12, 2026, was the date Miceli entered his no-contest plea, according to KRON4. The plea resolves felony assault with a firearm and possession of ammunition by a convicted felon, and Miceli faces a sentence of up to three years in prison, KRON4 and CBS Bay Area reported. (abcnews.com) Aug. 10 is the scheduled sentencing date in San Mateo County Superior Court, according to KRON4 and CBS Bay Area. KRON4 reported Miceli has been ordered to have no contact with the three teenagers involved while he remains out of custody. (kron4.com)