A St. Joseph man has been charged after a man was assaulted and shot Wednesday night in midtown.

Byron Brown, 18 is charged in Buchanan County with a misdemeanor for third-degree assault.  Brown was allegedly taken into custody after 18-year-old Zachary Turner was assaulted and shot Wednesday night in the 2200 block of Monterey Dr.

As we previously reported, detectives with the St. Joseph Police Department submitted a case to the prosecutor’s office for consideration of charges in reference to the assault investigation Thursday.  The shooting investigation is still ongoing.

Officers with the St. Joseph Police Department responded to Mosaic Life Care shortly after midnight Thursday to talk to Turner who had been shot once in the left thigh.  According to police reports, Turner was allegedly involved in a disturbance around 11 p.m. Wednesday with a group of individuals when he was physically assaulted and robbed.  As Turner was leaving the area he was allegedly shot at by an unknown individual.  He has since been released from the hospital.

According to court documents, Brown was one of five people named in the assault according to the victim.

“During the course of the investigation it was discovered the defendant had a co-defendant contact the victim and invite him over to the residence.  Once there he assaulted the victim by hitting him several times,” said Det. Tim Schweder with the St. Joseph Police Department.

Bail for Brown has been set at $7,500 cash only.  An arraignment is set for Tuesday.