Pittsville Man Sentenced for Standoff
Tuesday, December 30th, 2014 -- 9:39 AM
-A Pittsville man was sentenced for a standoff he initiated with authorities earlier this year.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.
Bakken was sentenced to two years in prison and four years of extended supervision. His driver's license was also revoked for 35 months, he must install an ignition interlock device and he has to pay almost $7,000 in court costs.
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