A judge will soon make the decision on whether or not a South Bend man should be banned from city offices.

City employees claim 25-year-old Stephan Range has made threats against them and harassed them. Meanwhile Range claims he is only standing up for his rights.

It’s a fight that started more than two years ago over Range's love for pit bulls. The city says he just won't follow the dangerous dog ordinance. Range says he has the right to own the dogs if he wants.

He was denied a pit bull breeding license more than two years ago and since then tensions escalated. In July though problems really started to heat-up and the city pursued a ban.

City employees testified Wednesday in court that he recently sent threatening letters to the South Bend Animal Control shelter and the city’s code enforcement office.

In fact the code enforcement director, Catherine Toppel, says she fears for animal control officers' safety and thinks someone could be killed soon if Range isn't restrained from entering city offices.

Range carries a handgun on his hip that officers say is intimidating. Officers testified about the number of times they had to call police for help after fearing Range would use the gun while visiting the shelter.

Meanwhile Range says he isn't violent or dangerous. He says he is just fighting for his citizen rights. He also says the city is blocking his lawsuit against them.

“It’s not just about the dogs. It’s about property. What they doing is depriving me of my property without due process of law. It’s not just standing up for my dogs. It is about standing up for my constitutional rights... I'm just not the type of person who let them beat on me or let them get their way and I’ve got stand up for it and fight for it,” says Range.

Wednesday afternoon is the second day of the hearing. Friday two people from the mayor’s office and the director of animal control testified.

For now the judge has issued a temporary restraining order against Range. Range can only go to the city attorney's office. The assistant city attorney Ann-Carol Nash and Range will both submit proposed form of orders on what they feel the next step should be in the matter. The judge will be make a final decision in ten days.