BEAVER, Pa.—A former western Pennsylvania high school basketball star who graduated from Seton Hall earlier this year has been ordered to stand trial on charges of terroristic threats and public drunkenness for allegedly pulling a gun on a bartender on New Year's Eve.

The Beaver County Times ( http://bit.ly/Xk62ZR) reports the incident happened about 11 p.m. at a bar in Ambridge, not far from where 23-year-old Herb Pope starred at Aliquippa Junior-Senior High School.

Police say Pope was upset when an underage friend was denied service. The bartender testified at a preliminary hearing Tuesday that Pope called him names, became "aggressive" and pulled out the gun—though he never aimed it at the bartender or threatened to shoot him.

Pope's attorney argued the behavior was "irresponsible" but not a crime, but a district judge disagreed.

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Information from: Beaver County Times, http://www.timesonline.com/