Les Stewart

lesstewart@ldnews.com

According to his plea agreement, Puente will be sentenced to a minimum of 11 months in Lebanon County prison.

Puente pleaded guilty to aggravated assault, simple assault and recklessly endangering another person.

Police said Johnson had to have his spleen and part of his stomach removed as a result of the gunshot wound.

A 20-year-old Lebanon man pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges that he accidentally wounded a city man while handling a gun in May.

Lance Puente, of 33 N. 10th St., pleaded guilty to aggravated assault, simple assault and recklessly endangering another person.

According to his plea agreement, Puente will be sentenced to a minimum of 11 months in Lebanon County prison when he is sentenced Dec. 21.

Puente was charged in connection with the shooting of 22-year-old Andrew T. Johnson at 431 Guilford St. on May 21.

While he was being transported to Good Samaritan Hospital, Johnson told police that he was shot as a result of a gun misfiring, according to a police affidavit.

Puente told police that Johnson was sitting on a sofa across from him in the living room. Puente said he attempted to move the .45-caliber gun and it fired, hitting Johnson in the chest.

Police said Johnson had to have his spleen and part of his stomach removed as a result of the gunshot wound.

According to a police affidavit filed in the case, Puente, "handled a loaded gun in a reckless manner while the gun was pointed in the direction of Andrew Trent Johnson causing Andrew to suffer a gunshot to his torso."

Among the other cases at criminal call of the list on Tuesday, 34-year-old Supreme Jeffries, of 531 Walton St., Lebanon, pleaded guilty to persons not to possess firearms, false swearing, possession of a small amount of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

According to terms of his plea agreement, Jeffries will be sentenced to five to 10 years in state prison when he is sentenced on Nov. 23.

The firearms charges are related to incidents on June 27 and July 7, 2014, at an indoor shooting range in Mt. Joy Township in Lancaster County. The Lancaster County District Attorney’s office turned over Jeffries’ case to Lebanon County because he was under investigation in Lebanon County on drug charges, according to court records.

Jeffries has convictions in New York state for robbery, drug delivery and possession of a machine gun, and is prohibited for possessing a weapon in Pennsylvania, according to court records.

On June 7, 2014, Jeffries used the Lancaster County indoor shooting range, and rented a weapon and used the range on July 7 two years ago, according to court records.

Jeffries was arrested by Lebanon police on March 13 last year in the 100 block of South Eighth Street in the city. Police said they found a small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia in his possession.