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(NewsDakota.com) – A jury trial is scheduled to begin Tuesday in the case of a Kensal man shot by Jamestown Police officers after he allegedly pointed a shotgun at the officers.

28-year-old Michael Alvin Partlow is charged in Stutsman County District Court with Terrorizing, a Class C felony punishable by up to five years in prison and a fine of $5,000.

The charge stems from an incident in September 2010 when Partlow allegedly drew up his shotgun on three Jamestown Police officers, according to the criminal complaint.

Partlow was then shot several times and seriously injured by the officers, who were placed on paid administrative leave until an investigation cleared them of any wrong doing. In a statement issued on Oct. 5, 2010, Stutsman County State’s Attorney Fritz Fremgen said, “the deadly force the officers used was reasonable and appropriate, none committed any crime by their response.”

If convicted of terrorizing, Partlow could face a mandatory minimum of two years imprisonment.