EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - An Oregon man who was protecting his marijuana grow when he shot and wounded another man has been sentenced to nearly seven years in prison.
The Register-Guard reports (https://is.gd/J9EV8H ) that 31-year-old Josiah Shirley of Springfield pleaded guilty to attempted second-degree assault and unlawful use of a weapon. A Lane County Circuit Court judge sentenced him Monday.
Deputy District Attorney Erik Hasselman said the man injured last Sept. 25 had his femur shattered into more than two dozen pieces by a .40-caliber bullet, requiring extensive surgery and a metal replacement for part of the bone.
Hasselman says Shirley had registered to grow marijuana for other people who are allowed to use the drug under Oregon’s medical marijuana laws. He had been sleeping in his backyard to protect the plants.
Shirley was also ordered to pay nearly $40,000 for the victim’s medical expenses.
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Information from: The Register-Guard, https://www.registerguard.com
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