GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) - A former Grand Forks police officer convicted of disorderly conduct in a gun-related incident at a party has been sentenced to 100 hours of community service.
A jury late last year convicted 28-year-old Jace Prelip of the misdemeanor charge but found him not guilty of the more serious charge of felony terrorizing. He was sentenced Thursday.
KNOX radio reports that Prelip also must complete a chemical dependency evaluation. If he successfully completes a year of unsupervised probation the charge will be removed from his record.
Prelip was accused of holding an unloaded gun to another man’s head during a party in August 2012. He resigned from the police force a few days later. He could have faced up to five years in prison had he been convicted of terrorizing.
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Information from: KNOX-AM, https://knoxradio.com
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