A man is facing a felony charge in Buchanan County after allegedly threatening to shoot a priest at Cathedral Church in downtown St. Joseph.

Hugh Rossell, 56 who is listed on court documents as a Texas resident, was charged Friday with a felony for making a terrorist threat.

According to court documents, the charge stems from an incident that took place Thursday at Cathedral.

“According to a police report and witness statement, the defendant attended church mass at Cathedral.  While at mass the defendant was up and wondering around the church which is not normal during church services,” said Det. Richard Woodley with the St. Joseph Police Dept. “Unrelated to today the church and school had received a bomb threat.  The staff an parishioners were on high alert.”

Woodley said a witness approached Rossell due to concern over his behavior and because he was carrying a red lunch box.

“Before she could say anything to him he started being verbally aggressive,” Woodley said. “While being escorted out of the church the witness advised that the defendant made the statement that he wanted to shoot the priest of the church.”

According to the probable cause statement, Rossell had gone to Cathedral School for the past two days and requested money.

“On 4/20/2016 when the defendant was refused money he became verbally abusive and yelling at the secretary of the school,” Woodley said.

Rossell is being held in the Buchanan County Jail without bail.  An arraignment is scheduled for April 26.