BLACKDUCK, Minn. — A Blackduck man was arrested Wednesday after his 10-year-old son accidentally shot himself with a .22-caliber handgun two days earlier.

David Bjerkness, 50, has been charged with the endangerment of a child by firearm access, a felony-level offense.

According to court documents, the child’s mother brought him to the Bemidji hospital with an injury to his leg that occurred on Monday. She said Bjerkness told her the child fell on a power tool when he was at Bjerkness’ house for the day. The injury was sutured, but the child was brought back to the hospital on Wednesday when the wound started to swell. That’s when the bullet was located.

After an officer spoke with the child, the boy explained how he found the revolver “between his father’s bed and the wall,” the complaint said. He told the investigator he accidentally cocked the gun and that it fired while he was trying to uncock it. It fired into his left leg.

The boy’s condition was unknown as Sanford Bemidji Medical Center does not release condition reports on minors, a hospital official said. Related Articles Man reports he had to stab his dog after attack in St. Paul; police investigating

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According to the complaint, Bjerkness told both the boy and the boy’s brother to say the injury occurred from falling on a power tool instead of from the revolver. Bjerkness was arrested late Wednesday evening and booked into the Beltrami County Jail.

In addition to the firearm that discharged, authorities searched Bjerkness’ home and found six long firearms. Several of the firearms were loaded and “would have been within easy reach of a 10-year-old,” according to court documents.

Blackduck is about 32 miles northeast of Bemidji.