By: Associated Press//October 2, 2013//
IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich. (AP) — A 24-year-old McDonald’s restaurant employee and Wisconsin resident has reached a deal with Michigan prosecutors in a case that accuses him of spitting into a police officer’s sandwich.
Dalton Ursulean of Niagara, Wis., pleaded no contest Tuesday in Dickinson County District Court to placing harmful objects in food.
In exchange, prosecutors agreed to mitigate his status as a habitual offender. A no contest plea isn’t an admission of guilt but allows for conviction and sentencing.
On Aug. 25, authorities say Ursulean spit in a sandwich ordered by an officer from the Oscar Johnson VA Medical Center in Iron Mountain.
The Daily News reports that Assistant Prosecutor Carl Downing said it’s likely Ursulean’s recommended sentence will be about a year in jail followed by about a year’s probation. Sentencing is Nov. 5.
Information from: The Daily News, http://www.ironmountaindailynews.com