Rancho Tehama >> The man who went on a shooting spree Tuesday morning in Rancho Tehama, killing five and wounding 10, was being prosecuted for assault stemming from an attack on neighbors in January and possession of an assault weapon.

Kevin Janson Neal, 43, of Rancho Tehama was arrested Jan. 31 in the 6900 block of Bobcat Lane and booked into Tehama County Jail on charges of assault with a deadly weapon, according to police logs published in the Daily News.

Court documents show Neal was due to stand trial Jan. 11, 2018, on charges of second-degree burglary, assault with a deadly weapon, two counts of false imprisonment by violence, discharge of a firearm with gross negligence, possession of an assault weapon and misdemeanor battery.

The documents list Neal as owning an AR-15 Bushmaster rifle, but it is not known whether it was used in Tuesday’s shootings.

Tehama County District Attorney Gregg Cohen said Neal had a long-running dispute with his neighbors and during the January incident allegedly shot through a wooden fence at two female neighbors as they walked along the fence.

Neal then jumped the fence, confronted the women, stabbed one and took a cellphone from the other, Cohen said.

While Tuesday’s shootings began at Bobcat Lane, it was not confirmed whether the neighbors were among the victims.

Tehama County Assistant Sheriff Phil Johnston said during a press conference none of the victims were known to the shooter.

“Right now we have no known motive, no connection to any of the victims,” Johnston said.

Neal was killed by law enforcement and identified later in the day.

Cohen said Neal was out of jail on $300,000 bail and had been since shortly after the January incident. His trial was scheduled for January following a preliminary hearing set for Dec. 15.

Neal sometimes used the last name Smith, Cohen said. The January incident was the first contact his office had with Neal.