MOORHEAD -- A Moorhead man has been sentenced in Clay County District Court in connection with a June shooting that injured a toddler.

Imposition of sentence was stayed for Fernando M. Rocha, 25, on condition he serve 45 days in jail. He was given credit for having served his time and he has been released from custody.

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Rocha earlier pleaded guilty to one count of child endangerment.

According to court records, Rocha had cleaned a gun in a dimly lit residence in Felton on June 19 and was putting the gun in a drawer when it went off, wounding his 22-month-old daughter in the leg.

Rocha admitted to drinking about 12 beers in the hours leading up to the incident.

As part of his sentence, Rocha will be on supervised probation for five years.

Rocha is in the Cass County Jail. He is charged in Cass County District Court with one count of possessing methamphetamine with intent to deliver or manufacture within 1,000 feet of a school and one count of possessing drug paraphernalia.

The charges stem from the execution of a search warrant in early January at a West Fargo hotel room. The hotel is near Cheney Middle School.