A Rice Lake man, reportedly injured when he fell out of a truck while firing at road signs, has been charged in Barron County Court.

Sean L. Bishop, 32, was charged with a misdemeanor count of operating a firearm while intoxicated. He is scheduled for an initial court appearance Jan. 7. The charge has a maximum penalty of 18 months in prison.

According to court records:

Bishop’s wife told police on June 30 that Bishop came home very intoxicated and covered with blood. He was taken to a hospital and released after three hours.

Shaye Strenke, 22, of Rice Lake told police on July 1 that he was with Bishop and that they had been drinking.

Strenke said on the way back to Rice Lake from Bruce, Bishop used a handgun to shoot out the passenger-side window at signs as they drove along. He said Bishop eventually fell out of the truck.

A 16-year-old along in the truck told police that Strenke and Bishop were both drinking vodka and Bishop was shooting out the window.

The teen said Bishop was sitting on the passenger-side door with his upper body outside the truck and just his legs in the truck when he fell out. They loaded him back into the truck and drove to Rice Lake.

Strenke was cited for operating while suspended on June 30 and fined $201.