A 74-year-old man is in custody after authorities in Baldwin County said he fired shots at a public bus because of a dispute over welfare benefits.

The Baldwin County Sheriff's Office took James Feola of Bay Minette into custody around 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday (August 22) evening.

The BCSO reported that deputies responded to 22913 Dyaz Court in the Perdido area of Baldwin County around noon on Tuesday. The call was in reference to a male subject that had fired two shots at an occupied "Brats" public bus as a passenger was attempting to exit the bus.

Deputies said no one was struck by the fired shots.

The suspect, identified as Feola, retreated into his home and refused to respond to phone calls from the responding deputies. It was later discovered that there was at least one additional person inside the residence with Feola and their physical well-being was undetermined.

Deputies were able to identify Feola as the individual that fired the two shots because of a phone call made earlier in the day to the Department of Human Resources. He allegedly made threats that he would shoot the place up if he didn't receive his food stamps.

The Baldwin County SWAT Team responded Feola's home, along with Sheriff Department Negotiators. After calling for Feola to surrender via a loud speaker, he was apprehended as he attempted to escape from the rear of the residence.

Feola was arrested and charged with two counts of reckless endangerment and placed under a no bond at the Baldwin County Corrections Center.

He is currently awaiting a probate hearing.