An Indiana man has admitted to shooting at an Uber that his pregnant girlfriend was in with an AR-style rifle after she tried to get away from him following an argument.

"I'm going to get my gun and cash out," Michael Ward told his girlfriend before the April 17 shooting , which occurred just before 8:55 a.m., according to a probable cause affidavit obtained by The Journal Gazette .

Police accused him of issuing the statement as a death threat. The comment led to attempted murder and gun charges after he opened fire on the Uber his girlfriend had called following their fight.

Ward, however, accepted a plea deal on Friday that saw his charges downgraded to criminal recklessness. If the judge overseeing his case accepts the agreement, he will face up to six years behind bars, the Gazette

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