and last updated 2021-05-03 17:11:17-04
The man who fired projectiles at cars along Monterey County highways between 2019 and 2020 will serve time in state prison after pleading guilty to dozens of charges.
The plea entered in Monterey County Superior Court Thursday to 30 counts of assault with a deadly weapon by Charles Lafferty, 54, means he will be sentenced to 15 years in state prison, according to NBC affiliate KSBW-TV. Another 33 counts against him were then dropped by prosecutors.
Lafferty was reportedly facing 70 years behind bars for firing projectiles at nine different vehicles driving on Highway 101 and Highway 156 near Prundale between Nov. 2019 and Jan. 2020, according to CHP investigators.
A Nipomo man is headed to prison after pleading guilty to 30 counts of assault. 54-year-old Charles Lafferty was accused of using a slingshot and marbles to fire at motorists in Monterey county. CHP investigators say Lafferty was connected to at least 70 attacks in Monterey and San Benito counties between February 2019 and January of last year. According to the Tribune, he’s due in court on June 29th when he’ll be sentenced to 15 years in state prison.