A St. Joseph teenager pleaded guilty Tuesday to an assault charge stemming from an altercation at Hyde Park in March involving a gathering of young people.

As we reported, police said Dakota Polley threatened a group of people at gunpoint demanding they return his drugs.

Polley’s attorney said the gun in question was not loaded, and no drugs were found.  Polley, 18, pleaded guilty to a class-a misdemeanor charge of 4th-degree assault before Associate Circuit Judge Rebecca Spencer.

Judge Spencer followed the plea bargain and ordered two years probation, plus 20 days of shock time.  Polley had already been in jail for 27 days, and was released Tuesday.