A Claxton man was jailed after firing shots at another man Friday.

Anthony Kennedy Verde, 27, of Deloach Church Road in Claxton, is being held without bond in the Bulloch County Jail, charged with aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, parole violation and marijuana possession.

Deputies responded to a Clevy Deloach Road home around 9:40 p.m. Friday after an assault with a gun was reported, Bulloch County Sheriff Lynn Anderson said.

Deputies spoke with a 26-year-old man and witnesses, who said Verde became angry with the man and "fired at least two shots at him before leaving in (Verde's) Dodge Charger."

After collecting evidence and taking witness statements, sheriff's Investigator John Quattlebaum issued arrest warrants for Verde.

Bulloch County sheriff's investigators, "assisted by the Evans County Sheriff's Office and parole officers, searched for Verde in Claxton and at several other locations over a two-day period," Anderson said.

When deputies received a call about a suspicious vehicle o Emit Grove Road, at Emit Grove Church, they responded and found Verde in the vehicle, he said.

After taking him into custody, deputies found marijuana in the vehicle. Verde was taken to the Bulloch County Jail, he said.

Verde's past criminal history, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections, includes a DUI and charge of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in Bulloch County in 2009; cocaine possession in Lowndes County in 2008; and theft by taking and criminal trespass in Bulloch County in 2007.

Verde was incarcerated in the Wheeler County Correctional Facility from September 2009 to August 2011 for conviction of those crimes, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections website.

Holli Deal Bragg may be reached at (912) 489-9414.