Prison: Chacano sentenced to 20 additional years for gun in courtroom
March 29, 2012 in The Dickinson Press
FARGO A judge on Thursday added 20 years to the sentence of a man convicted of attempted murder for brandishing a gun after his conviction was announced in a western North Dakota courtroom. Continue Reading
FARGO A man accused of brandishing a gun in a North Dakota courtroom was convicted Thursday of two counts of attempted murder involving the prosecutor and sheriff, but was acquitted on 12 other counts related to jurors.
FARGO (AP) A man accused of brandishing a gun in a western North Dakota courtroom and unsuccessfully trying to kill jurors, a sheriff and a prosecutor told a jury Wednesday he forgot the weapon was in his pants and he panicked after he was found guilty of child molestation.
HETTINGER Vicente Erasno Chacano calmly pleaded not guilty to 14 counts of attempted murder during a preliminary hearing at the Adams County Courthouse on Thursday afternoon.
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