A McDonald County man is facing seven felony charges after allegedly shooting a pistol at two area residents.

Matthew Shaner, 44, of McDonald County, is charged with two counts of first-degree assault (considered attempted murder), two counts of armed criminal action, two counts of unlawful use of a weapon and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm.

According to a probable cause statement filed by Deputy E. Youngman, with the Barry County Sheriff’s Office, authorities were dispatched on July 5 to an area of State Highway UU at 12:25 a.m. in reference to a shooting.

Upon arrival, Youngman met with a male victim who said Shaner had shot at he and his wife.

The victim said Shaner put a gun, which he identified as a small .22-caliber Derringer pistol, to his head inside the vehicle. When he and Shaner began wrestling for the weapon, the victim’s wife pulled Shaner out of the vehicle.

The victim said Shaner then allegedly shot at the couple as they were driving away.

Shaner was arrested on Oct. 3 and is being held in the Barry County jail on a $100,000 cash-only bond, and he was denied any reduction in a hearing on Oct. 6. Shaner also has a failure to appear warrant out of Rogers, Ark.

He has a preliminary hearing scheduled for Jan. 5 at 1 .m. in the courtroom of Judge Robert Foulke.