Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News) - A Rochester man has been sentenced to 3 years in prison for assaulting another man with a handgun.

29-year-old Christopher Watson was sentenced Monday after he entered a guilty plea to a second-degree assault charge as part of a plea agreement that led to the dismissal of 3 other felony charges stemming from an incident that occurred in November 2017.

Olmsted County ADC photo
Olmsted County ADC photo
Olmsted County ADC photo

Watson was arrested after officers responded to a report of shots being fired outside a northwest Rochester home. The criminal complaint stated the gun discharged while Watson was striking another person on the face with the weapon. There were no injuries as a result of the gunfire.

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