Anderson to be sentenced Feb. 8

Jonathon Anderson, 24, of Mammoth Lakes was arrested in early October and charged with attempted murder. According to Mono County District Attorney Todd Graham, Anderson plead no contest on Tuesday, Jan. 11, to a violation of Penal Code section 245(a)(1), or assault by force likely to produce great bodily injury, as a misdemeanor. Graham added that he faces up to one year in jail at his sentencing hearing, which is scheduled for Feb. 8 at 10:30 a.m. in Bridgeport.

During the original Oct. 4, 2010 incident Anderson had falsely identified himself to the police and fled twice, before he was apprehended and taken into custody for attempted murder, among other charges, after being found hiding under his victim’s bed while she slept.