A St. Joseph man is facing a felony after allegedly severely punching and kicking a man last month on the north end of town.

Tri Tran, 20 is charged in Buchanan County with a felony of third-degree assault.

According to court documents, May 18 in the 2800 block of St. Joseph Avenue around 4 p.m. Tran is accused of assaulting a man while he was sitting on a bench by punching him in the face repeatedly.

“The suspect also kicked the victim in the head causing the victim to be treated at the hospital,” said Det. Greg Ogdahl.

Tran is currently being held without bail in the Buchanan County Jail. He’s due in court Tuesday for an arraignment.

According to court documents, Tran appears to have a criminal history in Buchanan County. In 2015 he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor of making a terrorist threat which lead to the lockdown of Lafayette High School. He was sentenced to serve one year in the Buchanan County Jail in that case. In February of this year, Tran pleaded guilty to a 2016 misdemeanor for tampering with a motor vehicle and was sentenced to 42 days in the Buchanan County Jail.