A Hopwood man shot by police in 2018 after advancing toward them with a blade in his hand pleaded no contest two of the four charges lodged against him.
On Thursday, Kenneth Dwayne Shaffer Jr., 31, entered pleas to simple assault and recklessly endangering another person before Fayette County Judge Joseph M. George Jr.
A no contest plea is treated the same as a guilty plea for the purposes of sentencing, but allows a defendant to tell the court they will not contest the charges lodged against them instead of admitting guilt.
In exchange for the plea county prosecutors dropped charges of aggravated assault and resisting arrest.