What happens when Jem goes back for his pants?

When Jem goes back for his pants a shot gun can be heard in the air. Mr. radley had fired a warning shot in the air. Jem finds that his pants were mended , although crudely, and folded by the fence. Jem notes that he had left his pants in a tangle and torn.

Yes, the kid, ASLAN is correct, although, no sources..so that could not actually be a truthful statement, in other words, he made it up