A 51-year-old Hutchinson man accused of pointing a loaded cross bow at a neighbor entered a “guilty” plea to a reduced charge Friday in front of Judge Tim Chambers.
Jackie Thomas was charged with a single count of aggravated assault stemming from the incident on November 2, 2013. But, he entered a plea to a single count of criminal threat.
Thomas pointed the weapon at the victim who lives just a few doors down the street from his home.
Thomas will be sentenced on the single count on May 30, and his attorney Sarah McKinnon asked for a signature bond Friday considering the conviction is presumptive probation. Senior Assistant District Attorney Steve Maxwell had only one concern, that being the victim being afraid of Thomas. Judge Chambers granted the thousand dollar signature bond for Thomas to be released from jail,. however, he warned him that any contact of any kind with the victim and he would be taken back to jail where he’ll stay until sentencing.