CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - A Vermont man shot in a confrontation with police on a New Hampshire interstate has avoided jail time after pleading guilty to criminal threatening and disobeying an officer.
New Hampshire State Police say 31-year-old Bryan Evans, of Quechee, Vermont, was shot in the leg and hospitalized after the shooting on Interstate 89 in May. Police say the incident unfolded when a New Hampshire trooper stopped the allegedly stolen vehicle.
The state attorney general’s office issued a report saying the police actions were justified after Evans refused repeated commands to show his hands, then pulled one out and pointed it to appear he had a gun.
Evans, who was on crutches, received three one-year sentences on Wednesday, all suspended on good behavior, followed by probation.
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