ASHEVILLE — Fletcher's alleged road-rage rector has changed his mind after initially pleading not guilty to two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, stemming from a July incident when he allegedly pointed a gun at another driver on a Florida turnpike.

The Palm Beach Post reports that William Rian Adams, a priest at Calvary Episcopal Church, will plead no contest to improper exhibition of a firearm, a first-degree misdemeanor, at a change of plea hearing Friday. Instead of facing up to 10 years in prison for the two third-degree felony counts, Adams now faces one year of probation and adjudication will be withheld, assistant state attorney Richard Bodek told the Post Tuesday. Though prosecutors have announced the details of the plea bargain, they said nothing is certain until the hearing Friday.

A Florida Highway Patrol officer arrested Adams, 35, on July 6 after receiving a report that a man in a newer-model red Corvette had pointed a pistol at a driver who had passed him on a turnpike north of West Palm Beach. Highway Patrol pulled over Adams, who was driving a 2014 Corvette, 13 miles down the road. Sharon Hughes, the woman who reported Adams, told police that the priest had "brake checked" her before she attempted to pass him, prompting him to pull his weapon.

According to a Florida Highway Patrol report, Adams told the officer who pulled him over that he had a gun — a Glock 22 .40-caliber pistol — but he said it was not loaded and it was under his seat during the incident. He also told police that a passenger in Hughes' truck threw a drink at his car and shouted at him through an open window as they passed.

Hughes, 54, told the Palm Beach Post post that she was unaware of Adams' change of plea motion, but she said that prosecutors had told her they were working on a plea deal. She said she plans to attend Friday's hearing.

Adams is still listed as rector on Calvary Episcopal Church's webpage. The church announced in a July news letter that Adams would be on leave "for a few weeks allowing him to focus on his family.” The church declined to say whether Adams is still on leave Tuesday morning.

The Episcopal Diocese of Western North Carolina couldn't immediately be reached for comment Tuesday. The Diocese told the Citizen Times in July that "pastoral care is being provided to Father Adams, his family, and his congregation."

"It is best to remember that, as in all situations, there are many facets to consider," Bishop José A. Mcloughlin IV said in a statement.