A St. Joseph man made his first court appearance Tuesday morning in connection with a shooting incident that sent another St. Joseph man to the hospital.

According to online court documents, 24-year-old Michael Dennis appeared by video conference in Buchanan County Court.  Online court records show a plea of not guilty was entered.

Dennis is charged with first-degree assault. Court documents allege he shot a a man twice Thursday in the 100 block of south 19th St. Police said the 22-year-old male victim was taken to Mosaic Life Care for treatment of serious injuries from being shot.

As of Monday, Capt. Jeff Wilson said the victim’s condition remains the same.  However, the state of that condition was not released.

A preliminary hearing as been scheduled for August, 13 at 11 a.m. in Judge Rebecca Spencer’s courtroom.