LONGMONT, Colo. -- A Longmont man faces attempted murder charges, accused by police of playing a game of Russian roulette with his ex-girlfriend.

Thirty-nine-year-old Garrett Odel Brierly is being held in the Boulder County Jail on a $50,000 bond after, police said, he pointed a gun at his former girlfriend's face on Oct. 27.

The woman called police, and when officers arrived Brierly said he was playing Russian roulette with her. According to the original police report, the woman said Brierly became upset and started drinking after she told him she planned to move to Lafayette.

She said Brierly would point the gun at her forehead, pull the trigger, then point the gun into the air near his own head and pull the trigger. The .22-caliber weapon fired on the fourth trigger pull, when it was pointed in the air next to Brierly's head, she said.

The woman told police that Brierly had called her "fat" and "ugly" while pointing the pistol at her and pulling the trigger.

Brierly told police he did display the weapon but didn't point it at the woman.

He is scheduled to enter a plea Friday in the case. Brierly also faces charges of menacing and reckless endangerment.