Charges against a Carbon County man who allegedly threatened to shoot his father have been bound over to county court.

Ryan Strohl, 33, of Lehighton, was scheduled to have a preliminary hearing Wednesday before District Judge William Kissner of Palmerton.Instead, Strohl opted to waive his right to the hearing, and is scheduled to appear for a pretrial status conference at 8:30 a.m. March 3 in the district attorney's office at the courthouse in Jim Thorpe.Strohl faces charges of terroristic threats and harassment by physical contact.He remains lodged in county prison in lieu of $50,000 bail, 10 percent.According to an affidavit of probable cause filed by Franklin Township police officer Jason Doll:At 4:14 p.m. Dec. 18, Doll was contacted by Dawn and Myron Strohl, according to the affidavit.Dawn Strohl said their son Ryan told her that he was going to get the .22 rifle from the bathroom and go to his girlfriend's and get shells and shoot his father, Myron.Dawn Strohl said she thought that Ryan would do it and didn't want him to hurt her or her husband, as she was speaking with her husband on the phone while with Doll.Doll asked Dawn Strohl if she wanted charges pressed, and she and her husband decided they did, as they were both in fear for their lives.Doll asked Myron and Dawn Strohl to come in to the station with Ryan, and they said they wold pick him up from the house and bring him in.Once at the station Myron and Dawn Strohl provided a statement relating the same as they did on the phone.Doll then provided Ryan the Miranda warnings, at which time Ryan said that he did not want to speak with Doll on this incident, and signed the form.District Attorney Joseph Perilli approved terroristic threat charges on this incident.