"The Impaler." a self-described vampire and one-time fringe candidate for Minnesota governor pleads guilty to harassment

He ran for governor on the Vampyres, Witches and Pagans party ( not kidding )

A last-minute guilty plea averted a trial for a self-described vampire and one-time fringe candidate for Minnesota governor.

Jonathon Sharkey, 45, pleaded guilty to two counts of gross-misdemeanor harassment in Olmsted District Court on Monday. Two other misdemeanor charges were dropped under an agreement with prosecutors. Sharkey's trial was to have begun on Wednesday.

His sentence, 180 days in jail, is considered satisfied Sharkey stayed in jail while awaiting trial but he will remain in custody pending extradition to Indiana, where he faces two felony charges.

Sharkey is being held under the n

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