Pocatello man sentenced on amended charges for brandishing BB gun
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POCATELLO — A man initially facing a felony charge for aggravated assault has been sentenced for a misdemeanor instead.
James Edward Hill, 20, pleaded guilty to an amended charge for exhibition of a weapon after reaching a plea agreement with the Bannock County Prosecutor’s Office, court records show. At an August hearing, he was sentenced to 180 days time served by Magistrate Judge Eric Hunn.
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Hill was arrested in March 2022 after police responded to reports of a man flashing a gun during an interaction. The victim told police she was attempting to leave a parking lot when a man, later identified as Hill, stood in front of her car while “petting” a gun.
When officers found Hill, they learned the gun was a BB gun Hill had just purchased from an area sporting goods store.
In addition to his sentence of time served in jail, Hill was ordered to pay $357.50 in fees and fines.