Man Who Threatened Officers With Blade Sentenced To Probation

A man who threatened Dubuque police officers with a blade has been sentenced to probation and time at a treatment facility. 30 year old Terry Sproule Jr.was sentenced in Iowa District Court for Dubuque County to five years of probation after pleading guilty to interference with official acts while displaying a dangerous weapon. Sproule also was ordered to reside at a residential treatment facility for one year or until the First Judicial District Department of Corrections determines that he has earned maximum benefits for release. Dubuque police officers say they were forced to use less-lethal munition and multiple stun gun blasts to subdue Sproule outside of a business at Fourth Street and Central Avenue on March 21st.