Gerry Rilinger/Credit: Brown County Sheriff's Office

 

(KNZA)--A Fairview man who had been charged with attempted second-degree murder has entered a no contest plea to three charges in the case.

Brown County Attorney Kevin Hill says 44-year-old Gerry Rilinger entered no contest pleas during a June 22 arraignment to aggravated battery, battery of a correctional officer, and battery on a law enforcement officer following a mediation hearing.

Sentencing is scheduled for August 17.

Hill says, based on Rilinger's criminal history, he faces a presumptive prison sentence of between 114 and 128 months for aggravated battery and between 31 and 34 months for battery of a correctional officer. He said the plea agreement was reached with the active involvement and agreement of the victim, with the understanding it would result in a lengthy prison sentence that also provides an opportunity for treatment while incarcerated.

Rilinger originally faced 10 charges, including attempted second-degree murder, stemming from an alleged violent attack on a woman on November 8, 2025. The victim was hospitalized, and Rilinger was later taken into custody following an altercation with deputies.

Rilinger remains in the Brown County Jail on a $2 million bond.