EVANS CITY — A man accused of firing a gun in his mother’s house, making a scene at a convenience store and assaulting a police officer had three of his charges dropped in district court Tuesday.

At the request of his mother, Claire Spink, three of five felony aggravated assault charges against Douglas B. Spink, 45, of Harmony were withdrawn by the assistant district attorney.

“He never threatened me or assaulted me or whatever. He would never do that. He’s not capable of it,” Claire Spink told District Judge Wayne Seibel Tuesday.

Spink waived to court his 17 remaining charges, which include felony discharge of a firearm into an occupied structure, felony prohibited possession of a firearm, felony criminal mischief and recklessly endangering another person.

On April 4, Spink was arrested at the Buy ‘n Fly store on Route 68 in Jackson Township where he allegedly caused $5,000 damage and assaulted three police officers.

Earlier that morning he allegedly fired a gun in his mother’s house, and he tried to flag down at least two motorists on Mercer Road, telling them that his house was being robbed.

At the request of public defender Ryan Helsel, Seibel lifted a no contact order between Spink and his mother.

However, Seibel denied a request to reduce Spink’s bail from $35,000 so he could be released from Butler County Prison.

Spink’s criminal history includes twice traveling to Canada and being deported back to the United States, he said.