Demarcus Green, 40, allegedly shot Tay Berry with an AR 15 on June 18, 2020.
Green was also indicted on a charge of felon in possession of a firearm. He was convicted in 2017 in Madison County Circuit Court for sale of cocaine, the indictment states.
He faces up to 20 years in prison on the aggravated assault charge and up to 10 years for the felon in possession of a firearm charge.
The shooting occurred at a residence in the 200 block of Simmons Street. Green allegedly shot the victim twiceâonce in the arm and once in the rear thigh area.
The victim was taken to Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County and then airlifted to North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo.