A northwest Iowa man has been sentenced to five year in prison for shooting at a crop-dusting plane in Palo Alto County last year.
55-year-old John Metzger, of Whittemore, was sentenced Friday in Palo Alto District Court.
Metzger was found guilty in November by a jury of going armed with intent. He was not found guilty of other charges, including terrorism, stalking with a weapon and intimidation with a dangerous weapon.
The Palo Alto County Sheriff's Office says Metzger fired a gun that hit the wing flap of a plane while spraying a field in Fairfield Township on July 31. The plane was landed safely at Steier's landing strip in Whittemore. The pilot wasn't injured.
55-year-old John Metzger, of Whittemore, was sentenced Friday in Palo Alto District Court.
Metzger was found guilty in November by a jury of going armed with intent. He was not found guilty of other charges, including terrorism, stalking with a weapon and intimidation with a dangerous weapon.
The Palo Alto County Sheriff's Office says Metzger fired a gun that hit the wing flap of a plane while spraying a field in Fairfield Township on July 31. The plane was landed safely at Steier's landing strip in Whittemore. The pilot wasn't injured.