STEUBENVILLE — A 21-year-old city resident has been charged with having weapons under disability in the wake of a shooting earlier this week that wounded one man.

Javian McIntyre, of 1333 Euclid Ave. was taken into custody Monday after the shooting in the 1400 block of Maryland Avenue, Chief Ken Anderson said. He was arraigned Wednesday by Municipal Judge John Mascio, who set bond at $100,000 and scheduled his preliminary hearing for 10 a.m. March 20. A bond hearing was scheduled for Friday.

So far, authorities aren’t saying what the motive for the shooting was.

McIntyre, though, questioned how he can be charged with having weapons under disability since he said the gun in question, a 9 mm, had been legally purchased. He and his family several times referenced a paper he’d given the staff at the Jefferson County Justice Center, said to be a receipt from a pawn shop.

But in recounting the charge against him, Mascio pointed out McIntyre had been adjudicated a delinquent child nearly five years ago in juvenile court. Under Ohio law, a juvenile adjudicated as a delinquent child for an offense that, had he or she been of legal age, would have been classified as a violent felony is not permitted to own or use guns unless released from that prohibition.

McIntyre’s delinquent child adjudication involved July 2020 charges of aggravated burglary and aggravated robbery, both of which would have been classified as felonies had he been an adult.

“You’re going to have to talk to your lawyer about those things,” the judge said. “The purpose of today’s hearing is simply to tell you what you’re charged with, what the penalties are and to schedule the preliminary hearing, and we have done all those things. You will have to work through your lawyer, your lawyer will make any defense you may have known to the court when you appear.”

Mascio told him if convicted, he could face between nine and 36 months in the state penitentiary and a fine of up to $10,000.

“(But) my understanding is that there are additional charges that are being considered by the prosecutor’s office,” Mascio said.

City Prosecutor Steven Lamatrice declined to say what charges, if any, are under consideration.

“That would happen in the grand jury if appropriate,” he said.

Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney Jane Hanlin said the case will be presented to the grand jury in April.

Anderson, meanwhile, declined further comment, saying only that “the incident remains under investigation as detectives continue to interview witnesses and gather additional evidence.”

McIntyre’s arraignment was done by Face Time after an internet outage at the jail derailed plans for a video hearing.