A Lawrence resident accused of abusing a disabled man in a Lawrence assisted-living home has received probation pending completion of an anger management course.

Former Community Living Opportunities Inc. employee Dustin D. Taylor, 21, pleaded no contest to an amended charge of assault for allegedly abusing the man at Ponderosa House, 1205 E. 26th St.

At trial in June, jurors found Taylor not guilty of six counts and couldn’t reach a verdict on two others – both charges of mistreating a dependent adult.

In a plea agreement this week, the charges were reduced to assault and District Court Judge Michael Malone sentenced Taylor to one year of supervised probation.

According to the agreement, if Taylor completes an anger management course and pays all of his outstanding court fees, Malone could terminate the probation.