Jonathan Pendragon plead no contest yesterday as part of a plea deal with authorities, according to the Santa Maria Times. Pendragon will be sentenced to a year in jail on April 13th and will serve his time at the San Luis Obispo County Jail, he will also serve up to five years of probation and is charged with two strikes on his record.
His lawyer was surprised Pendragon decided to change his mind and plead instead of fighting the charges.
Yarbrough’s attorney, Ilan Funke-Bilu, said he didn’t know exactly why his client chose to change his plea and not proceed with a trial, but he assumed it had something to do with Yarbrough’s feelings for his wife.
… She was present in court Tuesday, when her husband of 33 years apologized to her for any harm he may have caused her.
Funke-Bilu said he has never had a client apologize to the victim at the time of a plea, which he believes shows Yarbrough is remorseful.
“It was something that he wanted to say,” Funke-Bilu said, adding the request by his client caught him off-guard. “It wasn’t something that I told him to say.”
We hope this is the last we post about this case and we wish the best for all parties involved.