An Osage City man has pleaded guilty to a reduced charged in connection with an incident that occurred in that community in April.
Cole County court documents show Dwayne Montgomery, 50, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of assault on a law officer. He had been charged with first-degree arson.
He was sentenced to 120 days shock detention and was given credit for time served.
Montgomery called 911 and said he had a propane tank and was going to open it and "in two minutes there's going to be the biggest explosion Osage City has ever seen."
He told operators he was "tired of friends screwing me over."
Montgomery indicated after he opened the tank he would use a Tazer to create the explosion.
Further investigation found Montgomery had made a similar call to Osage County 911 the night before; however, a good location could not be obtained and nothing was found.
When a Cole County sheriff's deputy arrived on the scene, in the 9300 block of Osage High Street, a van-style camper was found on the property.
Montgomery was found inside, and when the deputy went to knock on the rear door, he heard a hissing sound along with an odor consistent with propane.
The deputy and other law enforcement who arrived on the scene backed away from the camper, and a short time later a bright flash was seen in the windows and a muffled sound was heard.
Montgomery was heard yelling from inside, and a short time later the rear door of the camper opened and Montgomery came out and went down onto the ground. He began yelling, "Help me! I'm unarmed! It was supposed to explode, but it just burned me."
Montgomery's hair on his head, face and body had been burned, and he had significant burns to his arms, chest and legs.