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Man who had to be sedated pled guilty to lesser crimes
Andrew Rivas III, 37, of Bernalillo, was arrested Nov. 13 for two counts of aggravated battery upon a peace officer and three counts of aggravated assault upon a peace officer on Camino Isabella in Bernalillo. At the time, officers had to sedate Rivas.
Rivas pled guilty Feb. 5 to aggravated assault upon a peace officer with a deadly weapon and battery upon a peace officer.
He pled guilty on the grounds that he had been convicted for a prior felony offence.
As a basic sentence, Rivas will go to prison for three years, have two years of probation and have to pay a $5,000 fine.
