VISTA — A 50-year-old man pleaded guilty April 10 in a San Diego Superior Court to striking a man with a steel pipe on a Halloween outing last year.

Stephen John Langosh of Vista pleaded guilty to a single count of assault with a deadly weapon; however, in accordance with his plea he will not be given a strike and will most likely be placed on probation when he is sentenced May 14.

A jury acquitted Langosh earlier this month on two weapons charges but found him guilty of resisting a police officer. In addition, the jury deadlocked 10-2 in favor of guilt on the aforementioned assault charge.

Langosh struck Randolph Gallan after the two had exchanged words about Gallan parking his truck on the street in front of the Shadowridge residence of Langosh’s mother while his family trick-or-treated in the neighborhood, according to court documents.

After the situation was diffused, Langosh reportedly pulled out a revolver handgun and then fled into his house, which prompted a two-day standoff with the San Diego Sheriff’s Department.

As officers on the ground and in the air made announcements informing Langosh that his house was surrounded and they wanted him to come out with his hands up, the defendant wrote about the ensuing situation on his blog.

“The little sheriff clowns continue to buzz around,” Langosh wrote. “They called but we won’t have anything to do with them.”

Langosh eventually surrendered around 4:45 p.m. Nov. 2 when authorities informed him they had search and arrest warrants.

Despite finding three firearms inside the residence, a revolver handgun was never located.

Attorney Bill Parks, who represented Langosh, said the big issue he had with the case was what he believed was a gray area in his client’s fourth amendment rights.

He said he didn’t feel his client was guilty of resisting arrest, since he had the right to stay in his house until a search or arrest warrant was served.

Parks said there is very little case law involving someone who is already in their house and asked to come out.

“If the law doesn’t require you to come out, should you be arrested and sent to jail because you exercised your fourth amendment right?” Parks asked.

Langosh remains in custody without bail until at least April 22, when his case will be reviewed by a judge to determine if further confinement is needed.