HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- The man charged with shooting at a Marshall student during an incident at a fraternity house early Monday morning appeared in court.

59-year-old John Curtis Dawson of Dunbar was arraigned Monday morning in Cabell County Magistrate Court.

The incident happened shortly after midnight at the Pi Kappa Alpha house in the 14-hundred block of 5th Avenue.

22-year-old Zach Davis says he was injured while trying to wrestle the 22-caliber pistol away from Dawson.

The police report says Dawson forced his way into the fraternity house and brandished a weapon. One shot was fired at Davis and several other students in the house then held Dawson down until police arrived.

Davis was treated for his injury at the scene. He was not shot.

Dawson is charged with attempted murder, burglary, and brandishing a weapon.

During the court hearing, the magistrate asked Dawson why his hand was bandaged; he answered saying he had accidentally shot himself in the hand last week.

Dawson pleaded not guilty. His preliminary hearing is set for December 11. He remains in the Western Regional Jail.