A 34-year-old Minot man was ordered to be held on $7,500 bond on a criminal trespass charge Wednesday after his alleged victim told North Central District Court Judge Gary Lee he’s terrified of the man.

Kyle Joseph Koski is charged with criminal trespass, a Class C felony, in district court and misdemeanor simple assault and disorderly conduct in municipal court for the incident on Tuesday.

According to a probable cause affidavit filed with the court, the neighbor called police and told him Koski had broken into his residence and they were wrestling on the ground. When police arrived, they saw that the garage door had been kicked in. Another officer went into the front door and found Koski on the floor in the kitchen. Police arrested Koski. The neighbor told them that Koski lives in a basement apartment in the southwest Minot residence and has no right to be in the upstairs portion of the residence.

The neighbor told police that he heard Koski kick open the door and told his wife to grab a baseball bat. The man then confronted Koski and they scuffled.

In court on Wednesday, the neighbor said Koski had earlier had hallucinations and called police to report that he heard a gunshot. Police then arrived, stormed the neighbor’s residence and pointed a gun and stun gun at the neighbor in front of his 7- and 3-year-old daughters. The neighbor told prosecutor Caitlyn Pierson that he doesn’t want Koski anywhere near his children.

The neighbor said he has known Koski since they were children. Both come from Michigan. The neighbor said Koski used to be a great guy, but not since he started using methamphetamine. Koski allegedly claimed to be a “responsible meth user” on his Facebook page and said people should stop snitching on him.

The neighbor told the prosecutor that the only way he would sleep soundly is if Koski remains in jail and cannot harass him and his family any longer.

Koski told the judge that he doesn’t believe he should be charged with trespassing since he lives at the residence and considers it more of a “shared living situation” than separate apartments. He said he had been locked out of the residence for hours on Tuesday in the cold and had been texting and knocking on the door to get back in.

“It doesn’t make sense to me because I live at the address,” said Koski. “He’s the one who locked me out all night long.”

Koski also claimed that his neighbor assaulted him first.

Judge Lee said bond is determined based on factors including community safety as well as to insure that a defendant will show up in court.

Lee set bond at $7,500 cash or corporate surety, higher than the $5,000 bond that would typically be ordered for a similar charge, and ordered Koski to stay 500 feet away from the residence where he lives below the alleged victim. Koski was also ordered to have no contact with the alleged victim and the man’s wife and two young children. If Koski does make bond, he will have to participate in Ward County’s 24/7 Sobriety Program. Koski must also test clean of drugs before he can be released from the Ward County Jail.