JACKSON, MI - A man shot in the abdomen by a 77-year-old during what authorities called an armed home invasion has been charged with seven felonies.

Jesse Irving, 37, was arraigned Wednesday, Jan. 4, in Jackson County District Court.

He was released from Henry Ford Allegiance Health on Monday and taken to the Jackson County Jail, where he is being held without bond.

The 77-year-old homeowner is not to be charged because the prosecutor deemed his actions against Irving, allegedly weilding a knife and in search of money, were justified. Citizens have a right to use deadly force when they reasonably believe their lives or the lives of others are in danger, Prosecutor Jerry Jarzynka said.

Irving is charged with armed robbery, first-degree home invasion, carjacking, receiving a stolen firearm, larceny of a firearm, felonious assault and using a firearm to commit a felony, Jarzynka said. He faces up to life in prison if convicted of the most serious offense, armed robbery.

Irving is accused of entering, without permission, the man's home on Winifred Street in Blackman Township on Dec. 23.

While inside, there was a struggle. The elderly man fired at least four times, hitting Irving in the stomach area, Blackman-Leoni Township public safety Deputy Director Christopher Boulter earlier said.

Irving is accused of taking the gun from the man, forcing him to give up his wallet and keys and leaving in the man's pickup truck, Jarzynka said.

He disappeared for several days, eluding the authorities, before he surfaced at the hospital on Dec. 28.

Jackson police were notified of a man with a gunshot wound, came to know the injuries were not new and suspected he was the man wanted in the Blackman Township home invasion.

The elderly man also went to the hospital. Injuries to his face remained apparent a week after the home invasion. When approached last week, he declined an interview request.

Jarzynka said he was not aware of the man having any past knowledge of Irving.

Their significant age difference gave credence to the homeowner's belief his life was in danger, the prosecutor said. "A person who is much older is not going to prevail in a physical struggle with someone who is much younger."

A preliminary examination is scheduled for Jan. 18 before District Judge Joseph Filip.

Likely before then, Filip will review his bond finding. On Wednesday, he ordered a bond investigation, examining various factors, such as Irving's history, community ties and the strength of the case against him.