Local news reports
A man who shot a city speed-enforcement van last year pleaded no contest in court Wednesday to charges connected to the shooting and a subsequent police chase around downtown Santa Fe.
Scott Powell, 65, will serve about 18 months of unsupervised probation, after which he can receive a conditional discharge, which would erase the convictions from his record, according to a copy of the plea agreement. The charges to which he pleaded are criminal damage to property; resisting, evading or obstructing an officer; and careless driving. The plea took place before state District Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer.
Even when gun owners are arrested and charged for their crimes, they often plead to lesser charges and make deals like this one. This ensures that they will be able to keep their precious guns and misbehave another day.
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