Local man pleads to disorderly conduct
WAYNESBURG – A Jefferson man who barricaded himself in the bedroom of his home in April and fired several shots through the bedroom door while police were in the next room pleaded guilty to a reduce charge Tuesday before Greene County Judge Farley Toothman.
Joseph Daniel Vincent, 27, of 100 First St., pleaded guilty to a charge of disorderly conduct after charges of terroristic threats, resisting arrest and recklessly endangering another person were withdrawn by the prosecution.
Vincent was sentenced to 10 days in jail, was given credit for the 10 days he has already served, was fined $500 and ordered to perform 125 hours of community service.
He also was placed in the county intermediate punishment program and must serve 60 days in house arrest and 10 months on probation, continue mental health treatment, refrain from the use of drugs and alcohol and is prohibited from possessing firearms.
The judge’s order notes Vincent’s sentence is in the mitigating range, which the court accepts because of Vincent’s continued commitment to the recommended mental health treatment program.
State police were called to Vincent’s home at 12:30 a.m. April 19 for an armed man barricaded inside.
Troopers Christopher Babirad and Michael Hertig entered the home and spoke to Vincent, who was in the bedroom and refused to come out, according to the criminal complaint.
While talking to the troopers, Vincent told them he was going to shoot through the bedroom door at them. He shot one round and a few seconds later fired three more rounds.
Both troopers and another person were in the next room, in “very close proximity” to Vincent, the complaint said. Police said Vincent was armed with a.380-caliber Baikal pistol.
Vincent was taken into custody. While at the Waynesburg barracks, he asked for medical treatment. While being taken to the hospital, Vincent became angry and refused to comply with commands. Police said they had to use reasonable force to take him to the ground and handcuff him.