A Walker man is facing charges after allegedly showing up at an off-duty officer’s home while armed in an attempt to intimidate him ahead of a trial.

Investigators say the incident happened around 11:53 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 26 at a residence in Nisswa.

Jerry Allen Stangel, 50, is charged with first-degree witness tampering, two counts of felony aggravated harassment and a misdemeanor trespass charge. Prosecutors allege Stangel attempted to prevent or influence testimony in a felony drug case involving his wife while in possession of a firearm.

According to the criminal complaint, the off-duty officer reported that a man knocked on the front door late at night and claimed he had run out of gas on a snowmobile. The officer did not open the door and instead spoke through it, repeatedly telling the man he wasn’t allowed to be there and directing him to leave. The officer warned that law enforcement was going to be called. The man initially walked away but continued moving around the yard before eventually leaving the area on foot.