¯ James McKnight was sentenced to five years of community control.
¯ He pleaded guilty in January to attempted improperly discharging firearm at or into a habitation.
¯ He was indicted in March 2020 on three charges.
¯ McKnight was ordered to undergo drug and mental health assessment.
Source: Washington County Court of Common Pleas.
Five years of community control was the sentence passed down Friday to a Marietta man for “attempted improperly discharging firearm at or into a habitation.”
James Allen McKnight, 45, of 152 Riverview Drive, Marietta, pleaded guilty in January to the reduced third-degree felony charge, while two other charges, including two counts of unlawful possession of dangerous ordnance – illegally manufacturing or processing explosives, both fifth-degree felonies, were dismissed as part of the plea agreement.
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James A. McKnight, right, appears for a change of plea hearing in Washington County Common Pleas Court on Tuesday with Attorney Beau Cross.
A Marietta man pleaded guilty to a third-degree felony in exchange for the dismissal of felony bomb-making charges.
James Allen McKnight, 45, of 26 Colegate Drive, Marietta, was indicted in March 2020 on three charges, including two counts of unlawful possession of dangerous ordnance-illegally manufacturing or processing explosives, both fifth-degree felonies, and one count of improperly discharging firearm at or into a habitation, in a school safety zone or with intent to cause harm or panic to persons in a school building or at a school function, a second-degree felony.