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Redfield, NY -May has not been a good month for William A. Willson.

Earlier this month he was shot in the buttocks during an argument with a man in Orwell, Oswego County.

Now New York State Police have charged Willson with felonies for shooting at the man who shot him.

William A. Willson

State police were called at 9:20 p.m. May 13 after Willson, 57, of 106 Park Drive, Rome, got into an argument with Timothy M. Davis, 36, of 349 County Route 2 in Redfield, police said.

During the argument Willson fired three rounds from a 9mm handgun into the ground near Davis' feet, police said.

Davis retreated to his home with Willson following him onto the front porch. Davis then retrieved a 12-gauge, double-barrel shotgun from his house and shot Willson with bird shot as he turned to leave the porch.

Timothy M. Davis

An ambulance took Willson to Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse for treatment of his buttocks wound.

State police earlier charged Davis with second-degree assault and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon. He was arraigned in Redfield Town Court and ordered held at the Oswego County jail without bail. He has since been released from jail.

On Monday, Willson turned himself in to State Police in Fulton upon his release from the hospital. He was charged with second-degree criminal possession of a weapon and first-degree reckless endangerment. Both charges are felonies.

He was arraigned in the Town of Volney Court, and is scheduled to return to the Town of Redfield Court on June 15.