AKRON, Ohio -- A Stow man who lied about shooting himself in the leg to avoid being prosecuted for owning a weapon despite being a felon will spend three years on probation.

Joshua Jira, 30, was sentenced Friday by Summit County Common Pleas Judge Tom Parker. Jira previously pleaded guilty to possessing a weapon as a felon, aggravated drug possession and making false alarms in the May 25 incident.

Jira also will have to abide by any recommendations made following a mental health evaluation and a drug and alcohol dependency assessment. He must pass all random drug tests as part of his probation. His driver's license was also suspended for six months.

Jira on May 25 drove himself to Sagamore Hills Medical Center with a gunshot wound to the right thigh. Stow police interviewed him after he was treated and released.

Jira told police he was shot during an attempted carjacking about 10:30 p.m. at the Speedway gas station in the 1000 block of Graham Road.

He said a man pointed a handgun at him and that he struck the man's hand causing the gun to fire.

Stow police investigated and found Jira lied about the fight and that he actually shot himself in the leg. Jira lied to cover up the fact that he's barred from possessing a gun because of his felony record, according to court records.

Police also found illegally obtained Adderall inside his car. He had no prescription for the drug, court records say.

Jira has criminal convictions in 2006 for attempted possessing cocaine in Hudson and for drunken driving in Medina in 2007.