Sharon Roznik

USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin

A Ripon man accused of shooting his own car with a semi-automatic rifle while in a drunken rampage had his day in court Friday.

Lewis R. Sanchez, 28, was charged with second-degree recklessly endangering safety, possessing a firearm while intoxicated and disorderly conduct with a dangerous weapon. Fond du Lac County Circuit Court Judge Gary Sharpe ordered a $1,000 cash bond.

Sanchez was arrested Wednesday night after Ripon residents reported hearing shots fired in the vicinity of Horicon Bank and a man with a long gun walking down the street.

Officers located Sanchez talking on a cell phone outside a residence on Thorne Street, held him at gunpoint, and threatened him with a taser until he threw the phone in the snow, according to court records.

Police found the assault rifle near a shed in the backyard and a magazine in Sanchez’s pocket loaded with 15 rounds of ammunition.

After his arrest, Sanchez told police that that he had consumed Four Lokos and one liter of vodka by 1 p.m. that day. He said he was upset that his car had broken down and he had lost his job late last year, the report stated.

Sanchez is scheduled to appear in court next on March 31.