ST. MARIES, Idaho - April 10, 2010 - A northern Idaho man who police say fired his shotgun near a U.S. census worker who was trying to deliver a census form has been cited for exhibition of a deadly weapon, a misdemeanor.

54-year-old Richard L. Powell of St. Maries faces up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine.

The Benewah County Prosecutor's office says that on March 3, Powell told the census worker to get off his property and then fired a shotgun into the air.

Powell's pretrial conference is scheduled for April 26 at the Benewah County Courthouse.