The Saratoga County sheriff's deputies arrested a man after they say he shot a teenager with a pellet gun.

The sheriff's office say 20-year-old Bryan Ash of Moreau is accused of shooting a 16-year-old boy in the chest with a pellet gun.

The victim suffered serious injuries and was treated at Albany Medical Center.

Ash has been charged with assault and endangering the welfare of a child. Ash was sent to Saratoga County Jail.

He is scheduled to appear in Moreau Town Court at a later date.