FREEBURN, Ky. — A southwest Virginia man was arrested in Freeburn on Saturday, after police say he shot a woman.

James Lester, 32, of Hurley, is now charged with first-degree assault and first-degree wanton endangerment.

Police say Cleatus Blankenship and Pamela Owens were giving Lester a ride in the back of their pickup truck. During the ride, witnesses said Lester began shouting that he was going to kill them, then drew a gun and began shooting through the back window, striking Owens in the head. He then held the gun to the back of Blankenship’s head, but Blankenship slammed on the brakes and Lester ran away.

Police found him less than an hour later, complaining that he was “tripping bad.”

Lester is currently being held in the Pike County Detention Center.