By Liz Shepherd
InkFreeNews

Anthony J. Rohrbaugh

WARSAW — A man with a prior conviction for aggravated assault received a four-year sentence after pointing a firearm at someone.

Anthony J. Rohrbaugh, 45, Warsaw, was charged with pointing a firearm at a person, a level 6 felony; carrying a handgun without a license, a class A misdemeanor; and carrying a handgun without a license with a prior conviction, a level 5 felony. Two additional criminal charges were dismissed as part of a plea agreement.

Rohrbaugh was sentenced in Kosciusko Superior Court One on Monday, Aug. 22.

On Jan. 29, a Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded to a location in Syracuse regarding a report of an unwanted person with a handgun sitting in a vehicle.

Upon arrival at the scene, the deputy spoke with a woman who said Rohrbaugh had been in possession of a handgun. The woman retrieved the handgun from Rohrbaugh before the deputy’s arrival.

According to court documents, a man at the scene said he tried to get Rohrbaugh’s attention by banging on the vehicle’s door. When the man opened the vehicle’s door, Rohrbaugh pointed a handgun at his face. A child at the scene also said they saw Rohrbaugh point a firearm at the witness. Officers later discovered the firearm was loaded.

Rohrbaugh was previously convicted for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, a third degree felony, in Florida in March 2020.

For pointing a firearm, Kosciusko Superior Court One Judge Karin McGrath sentenced Rohrbaugh to two years in the Kosciusko County Jail.

Rohrbaugh’s charges for carrying a handgun without a license were merged. Judge McGrath gave Rohrbaugh a two-year prison sentence. The two-year DoC sentence will be served consecutively to the two-year KCJ sentence.

Judge McGrath suspended the DoC commitment, with Rohrbaugh to serve that time on formal probation.

In total, Rohrbaugh received a four-year sentence, with two years executed and two years on probation. Judge McGrath showed no objection to Rohrbaugh serving the executed portion through the county’s work release or community corrections programs.

Rohrbaugh has 204 days of jail time credit in the case, plus good time credit as calculated. KCSO will dispose of the firearm seized in this matter. A no-contact order between Rohrbaugh and the victim also remains in effect.