CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A man who pointed a loaded rifle at a Kanawha County sheriff’s deputy last year was sentenced to three years of home confinement Thursday.
Brandon Weese, 29, of Blue Creek, previously pleaded guilty to wanton endangerment.
Deputies say the June 3, 2014 incident unfolded after they responded to the area after hearing about a child custody dispute. Weese was served with a domestic violence protection order last year and was told to leave the home. Instead, he went inside, grabbed several guns and ammunition and pointed the gun at the deputy.
The deputy was able to grab the gun and subdue Weese with a taser.
Weese had been served with court orders awarding custody to his child’s mother and barring him from contact with family members. The protection order was obtained by Weese’s father.
“I’d like to apologize to Deputy (Corporal L. A.) Grace for putting him in danger that day. I’d also like to apologize to my mother for putting her in danger that day,” Weese told the judge Thursday.
“I do have a drug problem and I need help,” he added.
According to a report from the Probation Department, Weese’s attorney Edward Rebrook said it was best for him to stay home to serve his sentence because of his drug addiction.
“He’s got some serious mental issues,” Rebrook said to the judge. “He’s been prescribed five different medications that he’s taking right now prescribed by physicians at Clendenin at the Cabin Creek Medical Center. He needs help more than he needs anything else.”
Kanawha County Assistant Prosecutor Zoe Shavers said the report stated that Weese had apparently overdosed on an unknown substance.
Both Shavers and Rebrook asked for Weese to serve his sentence at home or to find a residential drug treatment program.
“I would ask the court to put him on home confinement, have him regularly monitored and tested for drugs to make sure he’s not using drugs,” said Rebrook.
“If I’m still out,” Weese said, “I’m going to get on as many waiting lists as I can and try to get into a residential treatment program.”
Currently, Weese is on a waiting list at a treatment center in Parkersburg and is working on putting his name on a list at a center in Huntington.
Stucky said Weese will serve the three years at home with electronic monitoring by the Kanawha County Home Confinement Office and will need to complete a program conducted by the Kanawha County Day Report Center.