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Two former Sacramento State students pled guilty to felony counts at the Amador County Courthouse on Thursday morning.

Brendon “Bo” DeLapp, 19, pled guilty to felony charges of assault with a deadly weapon and was assigned a five-year maximum sentence in state prison.

Westy Guill, 18, pled guilty to four felony vandalism counts and aiding and abetting DeLapp and was assigned four years and eight months as a maximum sentence.

The Nov. 9 incident on Highway 16, in which DeLapp threw rocks at oncoming cars while Guill drove, left one man, Parish Compton, with serious injuries to his head and face.

Both defendants were ordered to report to the probation department and are due back in court April 14 for a sentencing hearing. Restitution (money to be paid to the victim) will be decided at the hearing.

The remainder of the 18 felony counts and eight misdemeanors were dismissed by request of the District Attorney Todd Riebe. An additional four counts of felony vandalism (over $400 worth of damage) and four more counts of misdemeanor vandalism (under $400 worth of damage) were added to the charges at a hearing on Jan. 5.

Compton’s mother, who declined to give her name, said that Compton was in too much pain to attend the hearing on Jan. 5 because the wires had just been removed from his jaw the day before.

Compton was expected to attend the Feb. 9 hearing but did not appear but His mother has no idea when he’ll be able to return to work.

“He has dizzy spells from all the trauma, but his moods are better,” Compton’s mother said. “I’m livid. Those boys have no remorse.”

Compton’s mother said he was on his way to work at the Jackson Rancheria Casino from his home in Carmichael when his car was struck by a rock admittedly thrown by DeLapp.

Compton’s boss, the surveillance manager at the casino, also declined to give his name but was present at both hearings along with other Jackson Rancheria employees.

DeLapp and Guill’s defense attorney Patrick McCarthy said he is hoping the case will be resolved within 90 days.

“We’re hoping this thing will be resolved without having to go to trial,” McCarthy said.

Riebe said there has been an offer and a counter offer made. “We’ll be back in court on Feb. 9 and there is a good chance that we’ll resolve it,” Riebe said.

Elizabeth Wilson can be reached at [email protected]