OMAHA, Neb. —

The father of the 5-year-old boy who accidentally shot himself was held on bond during a court appearance Tuesday.

Trae Colvin, 28, is charged with two counts of felony child neglect and two counts of misdemeanor child neglect. He was held on 10% of $500,000 bond.

Omaha police said the child accidentally shot himself Sunday with an unsecured firearm inside a bedroom in the house.

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Prosecutors said Colvin came home and had the gun in his pants pocket, then he and the children laid down for a nap. He awoke to the gunshot and the 5-year-old flailing his arm around, covered in blood.

Colvin then stored the gun in a safe before driving the children to Council Bluffs to pick up

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