LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A houseless man pleaded guilty after attempting to get on a Louisville school playground with syringes.
According to an arrest citation, 51-year-old Mark Williamson was seen on the property of J.B. Atkinson Elementary School trying to gain entry to the playground by a locked gate while children were playing outside.
At Williamson's preliminary hearing, officials say he worked out a plea agreement where two of his original charges were dismissed: his charge of criminal trespassing and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Court documents say his original charge of possession of a controlled substance was amended down to attempted possession of a controlled substance, which Williamson pleaded guilty to.
The arrest citation states that during the search to his arrest, Williamson was in possession of "several used syringes." In addition, he had a syringe full of 65cc of an unidentified substance.
Documents reveal that Williamson told JCPS Police that he had injected himself with fentanyl prior to being on the property.
Officials say he was sentenced to 365 days in jail, with all of those days on conditional release for two years. Conditions for that release are he can't have any other violations and he has to undergo drug treatment, which he has to show proof at his next hearing or he’ll have to serve 10 days in jail.
Williamson was fined $145 and his next court appearance is scheduled for March 31 at 9:00 a.m.
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