FAYETTEVILLE -- An off-duty Adair County, Okla., deputy who shot a Washington County man in September pleaded guilty Friday as part of a plea agreement in Washington County Circuit Court.
Travis Adams, 33, of Lincoln pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and was sentenced to five years of probation.
Aggravated assault is a Class D felony punishable by up to six years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000.
Prosecutors said Adams fired several rounds from his firearm during an altercation Sept. 3, exposing others to death or serious injury.
Washington County sheriff's office deputies responded to a shooting call at Adams' home on Pleasant Hill Road, west of Lincoln, around 5:52 p.m. Sept. 3.
Deputies found Justin Hellyer shot twice in the abdomen and arrested Adams, who was off duty at the time, as the suspect in the shooting.
A Central Emergency Medical Services ambulance took Hellyer to Washington Regional Medical Center for care.
A witness recorded part of the shooting with a cellphone, and detectives obtained the video, according to the sheriff's office.
Washington County Sheriff Jay Cantrell said at the time Adams had been told he was being evicted, and Hellyer is a relative of the property owner.
Adams was arrested on charges of first-degree battery and aggravated assault. But, prosecutors said they didn't file a first-degree battery charge because the victim was uncooperative and did not wish to pursue charges.
Prosecutors said the aggravated assault charge stemmed from two shots Adams fired before shooting Hellyer.