HANCOCK, Mich. -- A 37-year-old man spent the night in the Houghton County Jail after he allegedly fired his gun into a snowbank after his car got stuck, according to the Keweenaw Report. Police were called to the scene for multiple reports of gunshots shortly after midnight Tuesday night.

When officers arrived, they found the man outside his vehicle along with several shell casings on the ground. Upon investigating the man and his vehicle, they also found a pistol. Officers determined the man was intoxicated and he was taken to the county jail.

The incident has been turned over to the Houghton County Prosecutor’s Officer where charges could possibly be filed.