Elmore Ray

Courtesy of Pittsfield Township police

The 28-year-old Ypsilanti man accused of shooting at cars on the freeway with a sawed-off shotgun had his case bound over to the Washtenaw County Trial Court Wednesday, according to court records.

A district court judge ruled there was enough reason to believe a crime was committed and Elmore Ray was responsible for them to send the case to circuit court on 11 counts, the records indicate.

Ray stood mute to the charges.

He faces four counts of assault with intent to murder, four counts of assault with intent to commit great bodily harm, possession of a short-barreled shotgun, carrying a weapon with unlawful intent and possession of a firearm in commission of a felony.

He is accused of being the gunman witnesses said used a sawed-off shotgun just after midnight Feb. 27 to shoot at multiple vehicles on U.S. 23 near Michigan Avenue south of Ann Arbor. No cars were hit and there were no injuries. Pittsfield Township police arrested Ray at gunpoint as he walked west from the area. No motorists were injured.

Ray's defense has raised issues of whether or not he is competent to stand trial. Court records show he was found competent June 18.

A pretrial court date Aug. 1 was scheduled. He remains in the Washtenaw County Jail on a $20,000 cash or surety bond.

John Counts covers cops and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at johncounts@annarbor.com or you can follow him on Twitter.