- Elizabeth Larson
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Man involved in May standoff reaches plea agreement
LAKEPORT, Calif. – A Clearlake Oaks man who was involved in a standoff with law enforcement this past May entered pleas on Tuesday as part of an agreement with the District Attorney's Office.
Robert Scott Hisel, 52, entered a no contest plea to assault on a peace officer with a deadly weapon other than a firearm, according to Chief Deputy District Attorney Richard Hinchcliff.
Hisel's attorney, Tom Quinn, chose not to offer comment on the case.
On May 15 Hisel had shot a woman with a pellet gun at his Clearlake Oaks home. When veteran sheriff's Deputy Lyle Thomas arrived on scene, Hisel also shot at him with the weapon, which looked like a real gun, before retreating inside of his home, according to the official reports on the incident.
Initially, Thomas did not return fire. However, Hisel reemerged from his home and pulled out of his fanny pack another pellet gun that looked like a Glock pistol, aiming it at Thomas. At that point Thomas fired several rounds, officials said.
Hisel, who had a small leg wound, was taken into custody following a six-hour standoff, as Lake County News has reported.
Last week, District Attorney Don Anderson issued his final report on the officer-involved shooting, concluding that Thomas was justified in shooting at Hisel.
Hinchcliff said Hisel also entered a no contest plea in a second case involving his possession of a firearm on April 21.
Hisel, a convicted felon – in the 1980s he did state prison time for burglary and possession of stolen property – was found to be in possession of a .25-caliber semiautomatic handgun, Hinchcliff said.
Hisel is due to be sentenced on Nov. 25, Hinchcliff said.
At sentencing, Hisel faces a potential of five years and eight months in state prison, Hinchcliff said.
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