Christopher Leon Osborn A man accused of pistol-whipping another male and stealing items from the victim was to go before a jury Tuesday in Baxter County Circuit Court. But, 44-year-old Christopher Leon Osborn decided to take a plea instead. Circuit Judge John Putman sentenced Osborn to six years in prison after he pled guilty to reduced charges of theft by receiving and being in possession of a defaced firearm. Osborn’s trial, which was to be held in the Educational Building of the Baxter County Fairgrounds, would have been the first jury trial in the county since COVID-19 restrictions halted such proceedings more than a year ago.