Father pleads guilty to misdemeanor reckless discharge of firearm; sentencing set for Oct. 3

At the juvenile review hearing, attorney Matt Rayne informed the court that his client, Zachary Davis, entered a guilty plea to one misdemeanor count of reckless discharge of a firearm and is awaiting sentencing in circuit court on Oct. 3 at 8:15 a.m.

Rayne told the juvenile court that sentencing carries a sentencing understanding of probation with no upfront jail time and that conditions include abstaining from alcohol. Rayne also said Davis previously had been required to wear an alcohol-monitoring tether for more than a year but that the tether was released once the plea was entered. "There has been a plea of guilty that has been entered to 1 misdemeanor count of reckless discharge of a firearm that is with a sentencing understanding of probation with no upfront jail time," Rayne said. He told the court, "Mister Davis does await sentencing on that matter." The transcript records the sentencing date on the record as "October 3 at 08:15AM."

Davis and his counsel also told the juvenile court that the plea resolved felony and other pending criminal charges that had been part of parallel litigation; counsel characterized the remaining resolution as part of the circuit-court case rather than juvenile-court proceedings. On the juvenile record, counsel and Davis discussed court-imposed conditions: Davis agreed to no alcohol use, to testing if required, to attend recommended 12-step meetings, and to follow through with individual counseling if recommended.

Court context and effect on parenting time: the plea and release of the tether were noted on the juvenile docket; the judge and counsel discussed that any criminal-case no-contact or bond conditions could affect how parents communicate but did not impose a juvenile-court modification on parenting time at this hearing. Counsel and the parties discussed using the parent communication portal for parenting-time messages if a no-contact condition is in place.

Ending: Sentencing remains scheduled for Oct. 3 at 8:15 a.m.; the juvenile record reflects the plea and the expectation of probationary sentencing conditions but did not record a juvenile-court disposition altering custody at this hearing.