The case of a man who Ocala police said lied about how he was shot late last year has been transferred to a federal court, where he is facing a federal charge in a hearing scheduled for Tuesday.

Federal officials said Michael Guell will have a change of plea and bond revocation hearing in Ocala federal court on Tuesday at 2 p.m. in front of Judge Philip R. Lammens.

Guell, who was charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and making a false report of a crime in November, had posted $21,000 bond and was released within a day of his arrest. Since then, prosecutors have dropped the local charges against Guell because he was indicted federally.

The 37-year-old Spring Hill man was picked up late last week and is being held by the United States Marshal at the Marion County Jail on a federal charge of possession of a firearm affecting commerce by a convicted felon.

In November, police officers went to Florida Hospital, now Adventheath Ocala, to investigate an incident involving a man at the facility with a gunshot wound. Guell had been shot in the stomach.

Guell told police he was in town for a job and was at an unknown hotel drinking when he decided to get pizza, according to an arrest report. He said he went out and while returning to the hotel, he stopped at a gas station and someone tried to rob him.

Guell said the robber fired two shots at him when he told the assailant he did not have anything. Guell said he called an Uber to take him to the hospital.

Police say Guell’s story changed significantly when they asked him more questions. According to the report, Guell eventually told officers he was drinking in his vehicle, pulled out a handgun, and accidentally fired two shots, one of which hit his stomach.

Guell gave several reasons for lying, one of them being that he is a convicted felon. He was later transferred to Ocala Regional Medical Center for further treatment and, upon his release, was arrested.

Federal officials in their charging document said Guell has five felony convictions, all from New Jersey.

A search warrant was served on the vehicle and law enforcement officials recovered 26 rounds of .40-caliber ammunition, seven .40-caliber casings, a black Ruger semi-automatic handgun, two bottles of Hoppes gun oil, a gun cleaning kit with brushes and a package of shooting targets. The gun, according to ATF Special Agent Dewane Krueger, was manufactured in Arizona and therefore crossed state lines prior to it being discovered in Florida.

Contact Austin L. Miller at 867-4118, austin.miller@starbanner.com or @almillerosb