Man Points Gun And Tries To Tamper With Witnesses

A Manchester man has been sentenced to probation for allegedly pointing a gun at another man, then trying to convince witnesses to change their stories days later. 55 year old Michael Short was sentenced to two years of probation. He pleaded guilty to second-degree harassment, down from the original charge of assault while displaying a dangerous weapon, for the alleged firearm incident. He also pleaded guilty to tampering with a witness and received a deferred judgment on that charge. A report says that Short was arguing with Gregory Koester, of Waukon, on March 13th at a property in rural Manchester. Koester was helping Janet Tayek pick up a utility vehicle from the property. Short became upset and pointed a revolver at Koester. Authorities later located the revolver at the scene, and Short was arrested.