Keith Roberson of Sequim was sentenced on June 6 to 84 months plus one day in prison for two counts of assault in the second degree, with each count with a firearm enhancement.

Roberson was convicted by a jury on Jan. 12 but sentencing was delayed for completion of a mental health evaluation by a defense expert.

Last week Judge Christopher Melly sentenced Roberson to the seven-year sentence after rejecting the defense request for an exceptional sentence below the standard range, the Clallam County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office said. State officials had requested 86 months and a day, the high end of the standard range.

According to the court filed probable cause statement and trial testimony, on Feb. 17, 2016, Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a 9-1-1 call of a prowler armed with a firearm; deputies responded to find Roberson, 56, holding one man at gun point on the back porch of the victim’s residence.

Recorded 9-1-1 calls established that Roberson held the first victim at gun point for almost an hour, according to the prosecuting attorney’s office. A second neighbor ran to the residence after hearing a gun shot and testified that Roberson fired a second shot in his direction.

Roberson testified at trial that he had smoked methamphetamine prior to the assaults but did not believe the drug use affected him, prosecuting attorney’s office officials said. He testified that he believed people were after him. Neither victim knew Roberson.

A defense expert evaluation did not find mental illness that contributed to the assaults, and noted that Roberson had received drug treatment in the past, according to the prosecuting attorney’s office. The jury did not find Roberson acted in self-defense.

Roberson has prior convictions for disorderly conduct, possession of marijuana under 40 grams, negligent driving first degree, DUI and multiple convictions for driving with a suspended license, according to the prosecuting attorney’s office.

Upon release, Roberson will be subject to 18 months of community custody with the Department of Corrections. No-contact orders were entered prohibiting contact with both victims for the next 10 years.