Pittsville Man Pleads Guilty to Charges Received After Standoff With Authorities
Wednesday, November 12th, 2014 -- 9:31 AM
-A Pittsville man pleaded guilty to charges received when he initiated a standoff with authorities.Back in February, 26-year-old Randall Bakken fired a rifle at a residence in Pittsville, led authorities on a chase after leaving the residence, and then got out of his vehicle and had a standoff with authorities before finally surrendering.
Bakken has two cases against him, one dealing with disorderly conduct charges, resisting an officer and others for the standoff with authorities. He also has several OWI charges filed against him as he was intoxicated during the incident.
In the first case, Bakken was found guilty, due to a no contest plea, of operating with a PAC and fleeing an officer. A charge of OWI was dismissed on the prosecutor's motion and a charge of operating while intoxicated and tampering with an ignition interlock device was dismissed and read in.
In the second case, Bakken was found guilty, due to a no contest plea, of a felon possessing a firearm, failure to comply with an officer and resisting or obstructing an officer. A charge of carrying a concealed weapon and disorderly conduct were dismissed and read in.
A sentencing date has not been set for Bakken at this time.
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