A man who fired twice at a Boone County Sheriff’s Deputy in an attempted “suicide by cop” incident is likely headed to prison after a pair of guilty pleas last week. Danny Ray Holstein, Jr. 41, was charged last fall in an incident that took place late one evening. A number of deputies had been called in to back up a West Virginia State Trooper who was investigating a domestic battery complaint.

The trooper who arrived on scene at the Camp Creek area residence soon discovered that the suspect, Holstein, had fled the scene, and was likely walking down the road. He was soon encountered by Deputy Jeremy Thompson, who ordered him to drop a gun he was holding. The initial criminal complaint said Holstein fired twice, and Thompson returned fire, striking the man at least once in the leg. Holstein was transported to CAMC with gunshot wounds.

Earlier this year, the Boone County Grand Jury indicted Holstein on five counts, including wanton endangerment. Last week, in a plea agreement with prosecutors, the man agreed to enter guilty pleas to a pair of wanton endangerment counts.

In his agreement, Holstein said that on November 5, 2006, “I attempted to force a police officer to kill me by pulling a pistol and discharging it twice in his direction. I think I discharged my pistol twice. The officer shot me in the leg.”

Each count of wanton endangerment carries a potential prison sentence of 1-5 years, or at the discretion of the court, a jail sentence of up to one year and a fine of $250-$2,000.

In other court news, Brandon Poe,. 19, indicted earlier this year on ten charges has agreed to enter guilty pleas to malicious assault, first degree robbery and wanton endangerment. In exchange, Judge William Thompson agreed to drop the additional charges in the indictment.

Lonnie White, Jr. 57, has agreed to plead guilty to third offense driving while license revoked for DUI, which is a felony. In exchange, the court has agreed to dismiss four additional magistrate court cases and agreed not to seek indictments in those cases. White faces a prison sentence of one year or more on that charge.

Thirty-six year old Debbie Burgess received a second chance from Judge William Thompson in court last week. In exchange for her guilty plea to a misdemeanor count of fraudulent schemes, the state has agreed to dismiss the remaining charge in her January indictment.