photo by: Douglas County Sheriff's Office

Dustin Parrish

A defendant was found guilty Friday of felony battery against a county law enforcement officer.

The defendant, Dustin Parrish, pleaded no contest to the offense as part of a plea deal with the Douglas County District Attorney’s Office, which dropped three other felony counts as part of the agreement, including fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer, criminal damage to the officer’s patrol car and interference with law enforcement. All of the counts related to an incident on Sept. 8, 2024, in Douglas County.

If the case had gone to trial, prosecutor Ricardo Leal said the evidence would have shown that Parrish recklessly caused bodily harm to a Douglas County sheriff’s deputy while the deputy was engaged in his duties. Further details were not provided at the plea hearing.

Judge Sally Pokorny scheduled Parrish to be sentenced on Jan. 23.