WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) — A Wausau man will only spend time on probation for recklessly endangering safety after reaching a plea deal.
Yang Y. Xiong, 39-years-old will spend two years on probation after taking a plea deal. Xiong was facing charges of 1st-degree recklessly endangering safety with the use of a dangerous weapon and a domestic abuse modifier, and disorderly conduct with domestic abuse modifiers.
Police were called to a home on Colonial Road for a report of a loud argument with shots fired on May 27th. When officers arrived, they discovered an area in the front yard that appeared to show the impact of a bullet, along with a live round on the front steps and a spent round nearby. Also located near the spent round was the base plate to a Glock magazine, according to the police report.
Xiong was charged June 26 in Marathon County Circuit Court. Last week, Xiong appeared for a hearing and pleaded guilty to the reckless endangerment charge. Circuit Judge Mike Moran agreed to amend the false imprisonment charge to disorderly conduct-domestic abuse, to which Xiong also pleaded guilty.
Judge Michael Moran ordered a withheld sentence, which defers the matter for two years to allow Xiong to comply with all terms and conditions of a written agreement. As part of those terms, Xiong will spend two years on probation, maintain absolute sobriety, undergo counseling, and comply with the SAFE intake program, according to online court records.
A probation review hearing will be held in March 2021.
