Portersville man who threatened another with a rifle pleads guilty
A Portersville man, charged with threatening another person with a rifle, pleaded guilty in Butler County Court on Wednesday.
Walter D. Madden, 66, entered a plea of guilty before county Judge Timothy McCune to one count of misdemeanor recklessly endangering another person and summary driving on a suspended license.
The plea agreement calls for a sentence of three to 12 months in Butler County Prison, with immediate parole at the time of sentencing, 90 days on the county Intermediate Punishment Program, restitution, fines and community service.
Madden is scheduled for sentencing on Aug. 31.
Madden admitted to showing up at a home of another person, Vincent Cenkner, and threatened him with a rifle.
Cenkner reported that his wife and children were home at the time, but he was not, and the woman saw Madden holding a rifle, before getting into a truck and driving off, police said.
He was placed in the Butler County Prison on $30,000 bail following arraignment, which was later changed to unsecured and he was released on April 26.
A full report will appear in the Butler Eagle.
