Bradenton resident Kevin McNamara, 36, will be on probation until July 2026 following his conviction for two criminal charges.
The charges include a third-degree felony for resisting a law enforcement officer with violence and a first-degree misdemeanor for assault on an officer.
The charges stem from an Oct. 20, 2023, incident in which a Holmes Beach police officer found McNamara around 2 a.m. outside of a closed business and asked for his identification.
McNamara could not find his ID, threw his bag at the officer and told him to search for the ID.
The officer dumped the bag’s contents, at which point McNamara approached the officer with clenched fists and punched the officer, when a struggle ensued.
The officer, with the help of backup, eventually arrested McNamara.
McNamara initially pleaded not guilty but changed his plea to no contest at a July 11 court hearing, when Judge Frederick Mercurio of the 12th Circuit Court found McNamara guilty of both charges.
For the third-degree felony, Mercurio sentenced McNamara to 24 months of probation, an eight-hour anger control class and 50 hours of public service work.
For the first-degree misdemeanor charge, Mercurio sentenced McNamara to 12 months of probation to be served concurrently with the felony sentence.