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MISSOULA — A Missoula man who allegedly attacked his neighbor with a bowling pin has been charged with a felony.

Michael Joseph Schumacher, 51, is being held on $20,000 bail on a charge of assault with a weapon.

According to a court affidavit, Missoula police officers were called to a motel on the 500 block of East Broadway on Tuesday for a report of a fight.

One of the men involved told police he got into a fight with another man and Schumacher, who he said he punched in self defense. He said the fight broke up, then Schumacher came up to him again and tried to hit him in the head with a bowling pin.

The man said he and Schumacher both lived in the motel, and that Schumacher has threatened to shoot him in the past, the affidavit said.

Schumacher was found in his room, and confirmed details about the fight, according to the affidavit.

Two witnesses said they saw Schumacher attack the man and come back for the second fight swinging the bowling pin. They also said Schumacher threatened to shoot the man.

As Schumacher was being taken to the jail, he allegedly repeatedly threatened to shoot the man.

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