BOARDMAN — A man is facing a felony charge after he allegedly pointed a laser-sighted gun at another man in a gas station parking lot.

The Boardman police report alleges that Paul Prozy, 19, of Boardman, drove past Get Go on U.S. Route 224 on Sunday, pointing the laser sight of a 9mm handgun at a man who used to be his friend.

Prozy appeared in Mahoning County Boardman Court on Tuesday, where he faces one count of improper handling of a firearm in a motor vehicle, a fourth-degree felony, and one count of aggravated menacing, a first-degree misdemeanor. He pleaded not guilty to the misdemeanor and a pretrial hearing is set for Feb. 10 on both charges.

Judge Joseph Houser imposed a total of $7,500 cash or surety bond and ordered Prozy to have no contact with the victim.

The report states that police responded to the gas station at about 11:45 p.m. Sunday, and a man told them that Prozy, driving a white GMC pickup with a silver toolbox, had driven past and aimed the gun at him, with its laser sight and flashlight shining directly at him.

He told police he was parked at Get Go, in the front spaces facing 224, when he saw Prozy’s truck come south on Southern Boulevard, then turn left and head west on 224.

The report states he told police he had seen Prozy’s truck parked in Prozy’s driveway with the brake lights on before he arrived at Get Go.

As Prozy passed, the man said he could see a blue handgun with a blue grip pointed at him with the laser and light engaged. He told police he then followed seven or eight cars behind Prozy to see which direction he was going as he called police.

The report states police pulled over Prozy’s vehicle at Fairlawn Boulevard and Market Street, near the Leaf Relief marijuana dispensary. The passenger, Peyton Melchionne, told police that he and his brother, Prozy, were going to Wendy’s and they drove north on Market from Arlene Avenue, where Prozy lives. Melchionne said there were no weapons in the truck.

The report states that a Boardman officer saw both Prozy’s and the victim’s vehicles traveling on 224 before the traffic stop.

During a search of the truck, police found a 9mm Ruger handgun matching the victim’s description underneath the passenger’s seat. The report states it was positioned in a way that appeared the driver had reached behind the seat to place it there.

Police also found open cans of Beatbox alcoholic beverages on the back seat of the truck. Both beverages were cold to the touch, and Melchionne allegedly admitted to police that he was intoxicated, according to the report.

The victim told police that he and Prozy had been friends for years but recently had grown apart, although there had been no particular confrontation between them and no threats made before the confrontation. The report states Prozy told the police little except that the problem between them was over a woman with whom they both had a relationship.

Court records show Melchionne is charged with one count of an open container in a vehicle, a minor misdemeanor punishable by a $75 fine.