Joshua Schmidt
POCAHONTAS An Algona man accused of shooting a short-barreled shotgun at another person in Rolfe will spend the next four years on probation after receiving a 10-year suspended prison sentence.
District Court Judge Christopher Polking handed down the sentence at the Pocahontas County Courthouse on Monday after defendant Joshua J. Schmidt pleaded guilty to going armed with intent, a Class D felony, and possession of a short-barreled shotgun, a Class D felony. Schmidt was also sentenced for a third offense after pleading guilty to escape from custody, a Class D felony.
For the two charges stemming from the shooting, Schmidt received two suspended five-year prison sentences. He must serve two years of probation for each, to be served concurrently. He will have to live in a residential correctional facility for 180 days. His $2,472.50 in fines were also suspended.