The teenager accused of shooting into at least one of four Emporia dwellings last fall has reached a plea agreement in his case.
Adam Cole Burnett, 18, pleaded no contest to a single count of residential burglary. He had been originally charged with burglary of a dwelling with intent to steal a firearm and reckless criminal discharge of a firearm as well as a more recent count of felony criminal damage.
There had been discussion about whether to try Burnett as an adult because he was 17 at the time of the alleged shootings back in December. Prosecutors ultimately decided against that option.
Charges were filed in mid-December after shots were fired into four dwellings — 531 East Logan, 1101 Congress apartments 1 and 2 and 202 South Neosho. All four were occupied when they were shot into. Nobody was hurt.
Word on a sentencing date is pending.
