An 18-year-old Oak Harbor man is facing a series of violent felony charges after attacking a teenager at a grocery store on April 19, according to court documents.

The suspect, Angelo M. Allen Jr., allegedly forced the 17-year-old boy to leave Saar’s Super Saver Foods by showing him a gun and then pistol-whipping and punching him outside the store, chipping his tooth and breaking his nose, a police report states.

Allen, who is a high school student, appeared in Island County Superior Court Wednesday.

Judge Pro Tem Vickie Churchill found probable cause existed to believe Allen may have committed the crimes of kidnapping in the first degree while armed with a firearm, robbery in the first degree, assault in the second degree and display of a firearm to intimidate.

In court, Deputy Prosecutor Michael Safstrom asked the judge to set Allen’s bail at $75,000. He said the allegations were “incredibly serious” and that Allen could face more than nine years in prison if convicted of the the charges against him.

Still, the prosecutor said Allen only turned 18 years old in January, which is why he didn’t ask for even higher bail.

Allen’s attorney, Matt Montoya, asked the judge to release his client on his personal recognizance or, as an alternative, set bail at $10,000. Allen was seeking employment and attending the Open Academy in Coupeville, the attorney said.

A couple of members of Allen’s family spoke on his behalf and said they would make sure he complied with court orders.

Churchill, however, emphasized that the accusations against Allen were very serious and that he needs a level of supervision that the family members can’t give him. She set his bail at $50,000.

“Just by the grace of God, I think, that you’re not here for murder,” she said. “There you go around with a gun.”

The alleged victim in the case told police that Allen was upset with him over an alleged sexual assault, according to police. The boy claimed he was drunk at a party and made sexual advances toward an intoxicated girl, who accused him of attempted sexual assault; the report indicates that the case was reported to police. Allen was apparently friends with the girl.

In a case last year, Allen assaulted a man outside of Walmart after accusing the man of “traumatizing a girl,” according to court documents. The prosecutor said Allen was still on probation from the assault case when he allegedly committed the recent crimes.

The police report states that the boy went into Saars to buy ice and saw Allen inside. They had a verbal altercation and the boy tried to walk away, but Allen said he had a firearm, pulled a gun from his pocket and told him to go outside on the north side of the building, the report states. The boy complied under duress.

Outside, Allen struck the kid in the face with the butt of the gun, the report states. He tried to hit him again, but the boy blocked it and the gun fell on the ground; Allen struck him with his hand instead.

One of Allen’s friends, a 16-year-old high school student, came to the scene, picked up the gun and tried to de-escalate the situation, the victim told the police. Allen and his friend fled.

The boy went to the hospital. Medical records showed he suffered a nasal fracture and a chipped molar.

The police searched for Allen and eventually located him on April 29 at a residence in the southeast area of the city. Police set a perimeter around the home and three officers knocked on the door and arrested Allen.