A preliminary hearing is scheduled later this month for a St Joseph man being held without bail for allegedly punching a woman in the face and pointing a gun at her.

Michael Leigh is charged with unlawful use of a weapon, a class-D felony. According to police, Mr Leigh was drunk at the time of the incident on Saturday. Leigh is accused of pointing a loaded semi automatic pistol at the victim and punching her in the face.

In court documents, a detective says the suspect’s blood alcohol level was .75 approximately 7.5 hours after the incident. Detective Frank Till also said in the affidavit that there was a child present when the defendant allegedly put a gun to the head of the victim.

During a court hearing Tuesday, Associate Judge Rebecca Spencer scheduled a preliminary hearing June 30 at 1:30 p.m.