Buchanan County Prosecuting Attorney Dwight Scroggins has announced the filing of an additional charge against 34-year-old Daron Simpson.

Simpson was charged with second degree murder last month in connection with the shooting death of 36-year-old Andrew Clary at a home in Faucett.

Simpson was also charged Wednesday with first degree felony assault in connection with the case.  A conviction on the assault charge could carry a maximum sentence of 10 to 30 years and would require at least 85-percent of the sentence to be served before he would be eligible for parole consideration.

In court documents, officials said Simpson drove a vehicle through a garage door of the home, then made his way to the bedroom where he allegedly shot Clary and Simpson’s ex-wife Amanda.

She survived and is still under treatment for serious facial wounds.

A hearing is scheduled for Feb. 18 at 1:30 p.m.