AYRSHIRE, Iowa (KTIV) – A northwest Iowa man pleaded guilty to intimidating a family member with a rifle in August 2024.

On Thursday, Nov. 7, Patrick Lynch, 70, pleaded guilty to one count of intimidation with a dangerous weapon, according to court documents.

Lynch was initially charged with one count of attempted murder and one count of possession of a controlled substance.

Court documents say the attempted murder charge was amended to a dangerous weapons charge. A possession of a controlled substance charge was dismissed in Palo Alto District Court.

Court documents say Lynch will have to pay court costs and fees.

Lynch’s charges stem from an incident on Saturday, August 10 in Ayrshire, Iowa.

As previously reportedPalo Alto County deputies were called to the 1200 block of Lincoln Street after receiving reports of shots fired at a home.

Authorities say Nicholas Heiman, Lynch’s nephew, told deputies his uncle fired a shotgun at him when Heiman stopped to drop off medication for Lynch.

At the scene, deputies found a shotgun shell casing near the chair Lynch was said to have been sitting in and the bedroom door was damaged.

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