Change of Plea Hearing Held for Sheridan Man Charged With Multiple Crimes

A change of plea hearing was held Thursday in Fourth Judicial District Court for 33-year-old Jacob Cousineau of Sheridan. Cousineau, pursuant to terms of a plea agreement reached with the State, pleaded guilty to the charges of felony aggravated assault and battery and misdemeanor interference with an emergency call. The plea deal recommends a sentence of 3-5 years in prison for the felony charge, suspended in lieu of three years of supervised probation, and 90 days in jail for the misdemeanor charge, suspended in favor of six-months of probation to run concurrent to the felony probation. The prosecution, at sentencing, can argue for a sentence of up to six months in jail for the aggravated assault charge. District Court Judge Darci Phillips ordered that a presentence investigation be completed and set the date for sentencing for August 4 at 9 am.

Cousineau was also ordered to report to Probation and Parole to advise them that he’s pleaded guilty and to begin the presentence investigation process. Cousineau was charged with the crimes on December 17, 2021 for allegedly holding a knife to the victim’s throat and threatening to stab the individual in the throat if they attempted to call 9-11.