SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) - A Sheboygan man avoided a longer sentence for pointing a gun at others earlier this year.
34 year old Anthony Sims was originally charged with pointing a firearm at another person for an incident in downtown Sheboygan back in June that shut down traffic and forced a Burger King to close temporarily.
Last week, prosecutors decided to change the charge to disorderly conduct. Sims pleaded no contest and Judge L. Edward Stengel sentence him to 30 days in jail and one year probation.
According to the original criminal complaint, Sheboygan Police say Sims was seen pointing a gun at a vehicle that had a woman who he has children with inside and her boyfriend.
Sims claimed he was acting to protect himself and his girlfriend from the two.