SAGINAW, MI -- The 78-year-old man who triggered an active shooter alert at a local hospital after police say he pulled a handgun on staff and later fired a round was formally charged Thursday with six felonies.

Sanford resident Arthur H. Kickland was arraigned Thursday, Oct. 26, on four counts of felonious assault, one count of discharging a firearm inside a building and one count of resisting or obstructing a police officer.

The harshest of the charges, discharging a firearm inside a building, carries a punishment of up to 10 years in prison.

The night of Oct. 14, Kickland was a patient at Covenant HealthCare on 700 Cooper Ave.

At some point, Kickland became disruptive with hospital staff while they were assisting him and pulled a small-caliber firearm from his personal belongings and pointed it at them, Saginaw Police Sgt. Oscar Lopez previously said.

Staff retreated from the room taking another patient with them and Kickland fired one round after they left, Lopez said.

Police were called to the hospital just before midnight on reports of an active shooter.

Two Saginaw police officers who are members of the Saginaw Emergency Services Team used ballistic shields to enter the room, Lopez said.

Kickland failed to comply with several orders to drop his weapon and one officer deployed a department-issued stun gun on him, Lopez said. He then dropped the gun.

After the incident was over, Kickland remained in the hospital for continued treatment and was monitored by hospital security, Lopez said.

No one was injured in the incident.

District Judge David Hoffman ordered a $10,000 personal recognizance bond for Kickland and that he possess no weapons while on bond.

Kickland's next court appearance is Nov. 11 for a preliminary examination.