Woman pleads guilty in shooting

MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) -- A woman who said she mistook a city police officer for a burglar pleaded guilty Monday to firing a shot that wounded the officer who was taking part in a raid of the woman's house.\nAs part of a plea agreement, Jillian D. King, 30, of Muncie pleaded guilty to a felony charge of criminal recklessness. The charge carries a maximum 3-year prison sentence, but the agreement allows the conviction to be reduced to a misdemeanor under which she could be sentenced to up to one year.\nDelaware Circuit Court Judge Robert Barnet Jr. took the plea bargain under advisement and set sentencing for Oct. 13.\nThe shooting happened Jan. 14 as Officer Steve Cox and other members of the Muncie Police Department's SWAT team arrived to search King's house after officers reported finding cocaine inside the car of another resident a few hours earlier.\nKing told investigators that she fired the two shots when she thought she saw burglars, according to police. One shot hit Cox in the right thigh, but officers did not return fire and no one else was injured.\nDuring Monday's hearing, King acknowledged firing the shots as officers prepared to enter her home.\n"I saw what appeared to be a burglar jerking at the door," she testified. "I ran down and got a gun and shot out a window."\nKing said she agreed with defense attorney Michael J. Alexander's assessment that she had "panicked a little bit."\nDeputy Prosecutor Mark McKinney said investigators found 11 bullet holes in King's home that were unrelated to the Jan. 14 incident. They later learned she had previously shot at, but apparently missed, an intruder outside.