An Owatonna man charged with stunning a woman with a Taser last month in Albert Lea pleaded not guilty Thursday in Freeborn County District Court.

Ryan Steven Theissen, 33. is charged with second-degree assault and two counts of first-degree burglary.

Court documents state the alleged victim was sleeping Oct. 27 at a residence when Theissen stunned her with a Taser.

The alleged victim was reportedly a friend of Theissen’s ex-girlfriend.

After using the Taser on the alleged victim the first time, Theissen allegedly sparked his Taser a few more times and demanded to know where his ex-girlfriend was.

Court documents state that after Theissen demanded she go with him to find his ex-girlfriend she went outside with him and told some neighborhood boys to call the police.

The boys reportedly heard yelling or screaming inside the residence, before they saw Theissen and the alleged victim yelling at each other in the front yard, and she told them to call the police.

Court documents state Albert Lea police later found Theissen and placed him under arrest. Officers reportedly found a green Taser in Theissen’s left front pants pocket.

Court documents state in a Mirandized statement Theissen said he had lost his wallet while his girlfriend and alleged victim were at his house earlier in the week. He said he had tried to get ahold of them, and he came to the residence after he learned that the alleged victim was at her father’s house.

Theissen claimed she attacked him after telling him he could come in, and he admitted that he shocked her with the Taser once in the chest, after she reportedly ran at him while swinging.

A settlement conference is scheduled for Jan. 25, and a jury trial is scheduled for May 9, if the case has not been settled by then.

First-degree burglary carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a $35,000 fine.

Second-degree assault carries a maximum sentence of seven years in prison and a $14,000 fine.