Plea Change and Sentencing in District Court

A change of plea hearing  and subsequent sentencing were recently held in Fourth Judicial District Court in Sheridan for 57-year-old Douglas Whetstone. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has the details.

Whetstone was initially charged with Aggravated Assault and Battery for an incident that occurred at a residence in Sheridan County on September 3 of last year when he allegedly held a gun to the forehead of another individual. Pursuant to terms of a plea agreement reached with the State, Whetstone pleaded “guilty” to the amended charge of Reckless Endangerment.

District Court Judge John Fenn accepted the terms and conditions of the plea deal and sentenced Whetstone to one-year in jail, suspended, in lieu of one-year of supervised probation. Whetstone was given 105 days of credit for time served and ordered to pay $200 in various court costs and fees.