Michael Joseph Gregory Seems, 37, appeared virtually in Jackson County Circuit Court Dec. 7, when an attorney entered not guilty pleas on his behalf following his arrest connected to an east Medford shooting.

A Medford man authorities pulled from the Rogue River Wednesday evening and arrested on suspicion of shooting another man in east Medford the day before pleaded not guilty to charges in the case Thursday in Jackson County Circuit Court.

Michael Joseph Gregory Seems, 37, of the 2000 block of Table Rock Road, appeared virtually to make his pleas on attempt to commit any degree murder or aggravated murder, first-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon and felon in possession of a firearm.

The charges follow his arrest as a suspect in a 10:50 a.m. Tuesday shooting at the Grandview Gardens apartment complex at 2115 Roberts Road.

Authorities reported by 3:30 p.m. that day they had not found Seems.

But 24 hours later, a Medford detective spotted Seems as a passenger in a car going northbound on Interstate 5.

The detective tried to stop the car once it got into Gold Hill, but Seems fled from the vehicle and rolled down an embankment into the Rogue River.

Seems was initially uncooperative while trapped on rocks and partially submerged in the river, but police eventually arrested him at 4:15 p.m.

The victim, meanwhile, is “recovering and is OK,” Medford police Lt. Geoff Kirkpatrick wrote in an email Thursday.

In court Thursday, Judge Kelly Ravassipour informed Seems of the charges, saying he could get up to 20 years in prison and pay a $350,000 fine if convicted in the shooting case.

“You can either plead ‘guilty’ or ‘not guilty.’ Obviously, due to the serious nature of the charges, you should speak with an attorney,” Ravassipour said.

Doug Engle, a defense attorney handling that day’s arraignments, entered not guilty pleas on Seems’ behalf after explaining to him in open court each of the charges against him.

Christine Herbert was directly appointed as Seems’ defense attorney in the shooting case after the Medford man asked Ravassipour for one.

The judge noted that Herbert already represents Seems in another case that also includes a charge of felon in possession of a firearm as well as fleeing or attempting to elude police.

Seems, who has pleaded not guilty in that case, was expected to face a jury Tuesday — but police were looking for him after the east Medford shooting.

In court Thursday, Chief Deputy District Attorney Patrick Green noted Seems’ criminal history, which includes multiple felony convictions going back to 2004.

At the time of the shooting earlier this week, Green said, Seems was on post-prison supervision for a 2012 first-degree manslaughter conviction and on pretrial release in his other felon in possession of a firearm case.

For the shooting case, Green asked the court to impose $1 million bail on Seems, which Ravassipour did. She also imposed $50,000 bail on Seems for his felon in possession of a firearm charge.

Ravassipour informed Seems that the conditions of his release, if he posts bail, include report to probation, no weapons, no intoxicants and no contact with the victim or the person’s residence — even if through a third party.

Seems’ next court appearance in the east Medford shooting case is scheduled for Dec. 14. His next appearance for his felon in possession of a firearm and eluding police case is Dec. 18.