SANTA ANA – A Newport Beach policeman is facing a criminal charge for allegedly firing his personal gun recklessly while off-duty after leaving a San Clemente bar.

Roland Martin Stucken, 31, of Newport Beach pleaded not guilty on Thursday to one misdemeanor count of grossly negligent discharge of a firearm. He faces up to a year in jail if convicted, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office.

On May 22, prosecutors said, he left the bar with a woman in an Uber ride, exiting the vehicle in the woman’s neighborhood and firing multiple rounds from a personal firearm, not his service weapon.

He is due in court on Sept. 14 for a pre-trial hearing. Newport Beach Police Chief Jon Lewis said in a statement that the officer was immediately placed on administrative leave and that the department has “cooperated fully” with the investigation.