A St. Paul man was sentenced to three years in jail for firing a gun at the father of his girlfriend’s child. 

Brion Quantrial Overton, 23, received the sentence in Ramsey County District Court Thursday, about two months after he pleaded guilty to second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon. 

An attempted murder charge against him was dismissed. 

A 24-year-old man was driving by the home of his child’s mother in St. Paul last August when he told police he saw Overton walk toward him with a gun after exiting a white sedan, court documents say. 

About a half-hour later, the man was driving on Fourth Street East near Mendota Street when he reportedly spotted the white sedan again.  He told officers he saw Overton climb out of the vehicle’s passenger side and walk toward him, again wielding a gun.  This time, he said he fired, the complaint said. 

Both of the victim’s front driver and passenger side windows shattered as he fled the scene.  The man was injured by the flying glass shards, but was not hit by a bullet.  Related Articles Minneapolis boy charged in shooting death of campaign worker

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In an interview with police, Overton recalled the shooting but said it was the passenger in the other car that fired at him, not the other way around, court documents say.  He also denied possessing a gun. 

He was convicted of unlawfully possessing a gun in 2015.  He was acquitted of murder charges in Hennepin County the same year, authorities say.