A plea agreement has been reached with a Nevada County woman who’d been facing prosecution for attempted murder. 59-year-old Martha McCary has pleaded guilty to two felony charges of assault with a firearm and making criminal threats against a neighbor, Susan Jones, at a home on Flume Street nearly a year ago. But Assistant District Attorney Jesse Wilson says the attempted murder charge will be dismissed…

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Wilson says McCary will be sentenced to 4 years in the county jail and 5 years probation…

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Jones had superficial wounds to the stomach and arm, after McCary fired three shots. During a preliminary hearing, Jones testified that McCary ran for a gun and threatened to kill her, after there was an argument involving an ongoing property dispute. McCary’s mental health was also questioned at times, and she had a psychiatric examination. She did not have a criminal history.