An 18-year-old Hixton man was charged last week with abusing his younger brother after reportedly shooting him with an air gun and then choking him.

Glennon M. Sechser was charged with one count of physical abuse of a child by intentionally causing harm in Jackson County Circuit Court last week.

The charge stems from an incident that reportedly took place on Aug. 26 while a group of friends were playing “war games” with air guns at a Hixton residence.

According to the criminal complaint, the group was shooting guns at each other when an 11-year-old was accidentally shot in the ear. When he fell to the ground and began to cry, his brother, Sechser, reportedly told him to stop crying and called him “a baby.”

When the boy told his brother to shut up, Sechser reportedly shot him over 10 times in the back at close range with an air rifle and then proceeded to choke him.

According to the complaint, the boy said Sechser eventually freed him, but the boy then threatened to shoot Sechser with an air gun. Sechser then reportedly threw a knife at the boy and enticed him to attack; when the boy took the knife and threw it into nearby woods, Sechser reportedly assaulted him again.

Reports state the boy’s 13-year-old brother, who was also playing with the group, said he threatened to shoot Sechser with an air gun during the attack, but Sechser then threatened to hit him. The 13-year-old said he unsuccessfully called for help on his cell phone, and everyone else was too afraid to do anything.

If found guilty, Sechser could face up to a $10,000 fine and six years imprisonment.

Sechser was scheduled for a bond/bail hearing on Tuesday.