A Burnsville man admitted to going on a violent and racist tirade, breaking out the window of a Muslim man's car outside a Bloomington apartment building and using a slur while threatening to kill a bystander.

Jason R. Gerardy, 40, pleaded guilty Wednesday in Hennepin County District Court to first-degree felony property damage. A felony threat of violence count would be dismissed in connection with the outburst on Nov. 23, 2019, outside the apartments near 9100 Old Cedar Avenue.

The plea deal with prosecutors calls for Gerardy to receive credit for the nearly four months he spent in jail after his arrest and sentencing under what is called a stay of imposition. That means the conviction will be reduced to a misdemeanor if he successfully complies with the terms of his sentence and a three-year probation. Those terms include completion of an anger management program.

Sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 5, when Judge Paul Scoggin will decide whether to accept the terms of the plea agreement.

The charges against Gerardy said he told the officers he smashed windows on two of his father's cars after they argued and also broke "some Somalian's windows" because "he's a [racial slur] and doesn't pay taxes."

Paul Walsh