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A Logan man who was shot by law enforcement officers after brandishing two handguns at hospital workers and demanding to see a doctor was sentenced Monday to one to 15 years in prison.
Jason James Burr, 34, pleaded guilty in July to one count of second-degree felony aggravated assault with a dangerous weapon and one count each of third-degree felony aggravated assault with a dangerous weapon and use of a firearm by a restricted person. Five other criminal counts were dropped.
He faced up to 25 years in prison Monday when he was sentenced by 1st District Judge Thomas Willmore, but the judge opted to order Burr to serve his sentences concurrently rather than consecutively.
Burr was also ordered undergo counseling and drug and alcohol treatment while inside the prison.
According to court documents, Burr staggered into a North Logan emergency room on May 15 and asked a clerk to call SWAT officers to the scene.
He then allegedly pulled out a silver semiautomatic handgun and, when confronted by a security guard, demanded to see a doctor. He had, earlier in the night, gone to another doctor who declined to give him Percocet and instead prescribed him ibuprofen for back problems that Burr's lawyer has said were made worse by a car accident.
According to charges, Burr told the security officer that "someone is going to die today." He had a 9 mm in his right hand and a .38-caliber Derringer in his left.
As soon as Burr pulled out the guns, two Adult Probation and Parole agents guarding a prisoner in the hospital came to the emergency room waiting area where the commotion was happening.
Agent Clint Lund demanded Burr drop the weapons. When he instead turned to face the officer pointing the guns right at him, prosecutors have said Lund shot him three times.
He suffered wounds to his left arm, right groin and left side of the chest. He was treated and ultimately released from the same ER he had threatened to shoot up.
Burr's lawyer has characterized his client's behavior that day as a cry for help. He was suicidal, the attorney said, and hoped an officer might kill him.
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