Chris Walnum, 50, has been sentenced to 90 days in jail in connection to an incident in April in which he was accused of assaulting his elderly mother.
He pleaded no contest to unlawful use of a weapon against another person, two counts of felon in possession of a firearm and three counts of menacing on June 29 in Linn County Circuit Court. A charge of second-degree assault was dismissed.
He was sentenced to 30 days in jail on each charge, with 90 days for three counts of menacing served concurrently with the 90 days for the remaining charges.
He was ordered to pay a total of $900 in fines and fees and sentenced to 36 months probation.
Walnum was arrested on April 28 after allegedly assaulting his 79-year-old mother.
His mother, Joyce Ritterbush, said he suffers from mental illness and was armed with a shotgun and pistol. She told police that he had struck her in the head with one of the guns, leaving a cut on her forehead.
Deputies responded, and Walnum had barricaded himself inside his 26-foot travel trailer in the 28400 block of Liberty Road.
After a 2 1/2-hour standoff, deputies and officers from Linn County Sheriff’s Office and Sweet Home, Lebanon and Albany police departments assigned to the Linn County Regional SWAT Team gained entry into the residence and took Walnum into custody without incident.