A St. Joseph man has been sentenced to serve 20-years behind bars after shooting and seriously injuring another St. Joseph man.

Michael Dennis, 24 was sentenced in Buchanan County Court Monday. Dennis pleaded guilty on Nov. 20 to felony first degree assault stemming from an incident that took place in July 2015.

As we previously reported, court documents alleged he shot a man twice 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.