(Michigan City, IN) - A Michigan City man has been charged with attempted murder for recently pulling the trigger on a gun aimed at the head of an ex-girlfriend.

 

The gun, though, did not fire.

 

La Porte County Prosecutor Sean Fagan said the evidence shows the intent of the suspect on January 2nd was to kill the woman, but the gun jammed.

 

“All of this stuff we’re going to use to prove our case,” he said.

 

Robert Rosenbourgh, 36, could face an up to 40-year sentence on the level 1 felony charge, along with additional time for other crimes like allegedly having a gun as a convicted serious violent felon.

 

According to court documents, he and the woman, after briefly dating, broke off their relationship. The next day, he reportedly showed up while she was visiting family members living in tents in a wooded area behind the Dunes Plaza shopping mall in the area of U.S. 421 and U.S. 20.

 

Rosenbourgh then allegedly grabbed her by the throat, but the woman managed to break loose and ran into another tent. He then followed her inside and pointed a gun to her head and pulled the trigger.

 

Witnesses told investigators they heard the man tell her he was going to kill her just before he allegedly tried firing the gun.

 

Several days later, Rosenbourgh was located and taken into custody.

 

He’s also facing drug dealing charges filed last month and has prior convictions for drug and gun-related crimes.