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(NewsDakota.com) An Oakes man is facing a felony charge from a shooting in the city earlier this month.

31 year old Christopher Jerome Schmidt has been charged with a Class C felony count of Reckless Endangerment.

A complaint filed in Dickey County District Court on Wednesday alleges Schmidt shot himself in the arm with a .22 caliber rifle on June 7 after an argument with his girlfriend at a home in Oakes and took her prescription medication in order to “send a message” to his girlfriend.

Schmidt is scheduled for an initial court appearance on July 5.