WENTZVILLE • A man is in jail after police say he fired several shots out of his home, with one hitting a SWAT truck with several officers and a hostage negotiator inside.

The incident happened at 10:23 p.m. Tuesday in the 1200 block of Peruque Ridge Drive.

Police were alerted by a neighbor, who said Jason D. Marschuetz, 39, was shooting a shotgun inside of his house and that pellets were falling onto his house.

Police arrived and learned that Marschuetz was alone and that he was distressed for personal reasons.

The St. Charles County Regional SWAT team was called in and crisis negotiators attempted to talk to Marschuetz. At one point during the talks, Marschuetz shot the truck occupied by the SWAT team members and one of the negotiators, busting a window.

After several hours, Marschuetz surrendered and was taken into custody. No officers were injured.

Marschuetz was charged Wednesday with first-degree assault of a law enforcement officer, armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon and two counts of second-degree property damage.

His bail is set at $200,000, cash-only.

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