VINTON, Iowa (AP) — A Vinton man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for firing at officers sent to check on his welfare.

Cedar Rapids television station KCRG reports that 44-year-old Lyle Fowler Jr. was sentenced last week in Benton County District Court after pleading guilty to assault on officers and interference with official acts. In a separate case, Fowler pleaded guilty to two charges of disseminating obscene materials to a minor and was given a deferred 10-year prison sentence. In the sex case, prosecutors say Fowler sent sexually explicit pictures to two teenage girls via his cellphone.

In the assault case, Fowler shot toward officers sent to check his welfare on Sept. 7, 2018. The two officers fired back, but no one was wounded in the exchange.