RAPID RIVER — A 20-year-old Wilson woman will be sentenced later this summer in connection with an incident earlier this year involving assaults on four Michigan State Police troopers and the theft of prescription medications in Rapid River.

Ellianna Rae Larson was arrested in connection with the February incident and charged with one count of larceny in a building (a four-year felony) for allegedly stealing prescription medications; three counts of assaulting/resisting/obstructing a police officer (each a two-year felony) and three counts of assault with a dangerous weapon also known as felonious assault (each a four-year felony) for allegedly assaulting three troopers.

During a hearing in Delta County Circuit Court on Thursday, Larson pleaded no contest to two counts of assaulting a police officer and pleaded no contest to one count of attempted larceny in a building, which is a two-year high court misdemeanor.

In exchange for the two pleas, the prosecution agreed to dismiss the remaining charges as well as a second-offense habitual notice. Larson is scheduled to be sentenced in circuit court on July 9.

Larson and co-defendant Cole Sabastian Malchow, 16, of Rapid River, were both arrested by troopers from the Gladstone post who were dispatched to the report of a domestic situation at Malchow’s residence on Feb. 7.

The police report stated alcohol and drugs were involved when troopers investigated the domestic situation which escalated into Larson and Malchow assaulting a total of four troopers.

Earlier this month, Malchow — who is being prosecuted as an adult — pleaded guilty to one count of assault with a dangerous weapon for assaulting a trooper with his dog without intending to murder the officer or inflict great bodily harm less than murder.

During Malchow’s plea hearing on May 4, he told the court a trooper was trying to apprehend him inside his home and he summoned his four-year-old lab to “get him.” The dog stood up on the couch and barked at the officer who reached for his gun but did not draw. Malchow admitted his dog, which was about 10 feet from the officer, could have bitten the trooper.

According to Circuit Court Judge John Economopoulos, legal statutes rule a dog can be regarded as a deadly weapon.

In exchange for Malchow pleading guilty to one count of felonious assault, the prosecution agreed to dismiss one count of larceny in a building and four counts of assaulting/resisting/obstructing a police officer.

Malchow is scheduled to be sentenced in circuit court on June 18. He remains lodged in jail without bond.

The prosecution requested the judge sentence Malchow under the Holmes Youthful Trainee Act. As a youthful trainee, a defendant who pleads guilty to a crime committed between his or her 17th and 24th birthdays may be placed on probation or sentenced to jail or prison; upon successful completion of all sentencing terms, the court will dismiss the charge.

Following Larson’s arrest last February, she was treated for minor injuries at OSF HealthCare St. Francis Hospital then lodged in jail. She was released from police custody after posting $3,000, or 10 percent of a $30,000 surety bond. A bench warrant was later sought for her arrest after she failed to show up for her pretrial hearing in circuit court on April 30. She remains lodged in jail in lieu of a $30,000 cash bond.

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Jenny Lancour, (906) 786-2021, ext. 143, jlancour@dailypress.net