A 25-year-old Hutchinson man who entered pleas to all of the charges against him including a charge of aggravated assault of a law enforcement officer, six counts of aggravated assault and criminal possession of a firearm was sentenced to 36-months in prison Friday by Judge Joe McCarville.

Austin L. Lemonds was arrested back on December 12, 2012, after he allegedly pointed a gun at six people who apparently live with him in the apartment. Officers were dispatched to the location on the report of a possible hostage situation and Reno County Sheriff Deputy Rick Newton was close by and responded. Lemonds apparently pointed the gun at the officer as he entered the residence, but dropped it quickly when he realized it was an officer.

Lemonds entered a plea of “no contest” to the aggravated assault of a law enforcement officer, but “guilty” to all the other charges.

Lemonds had been paroled back in April of 2011 after serving time for a drug conviction out of Rice County. Because of that conviction, it’s illegal for him to have possession of any type of weapon.

With the sentence, he will also be required to register as a violent offender once released from prison.