A 21-year-old Lawrence man accused of shooting a crossbow at his sister appeared briefly in court Wednesday morning.

Samy Sedhom appeared in a Mineola courtroom for a procedural appearance.

Sedhom's attorney, Stephen Mullkoff told reporters, "The case is essentially about a prank that went horribly wrong. My client intended to scare his sister and never intended to hurt her in any way. The family, including the victim in this case, who is the sister, does not believe he ever intended to hurt her.”

News 12 asked about the district attorney's allegations that the defendant and his sister had been fighting about the temperature in their home. He said that is "completely false."

Sedhom is due back in court on March 17.