ANDREW GERONIMI

IRON MOUNTAIN — A former Kingsford man now serving life in prison in Oregon for a murder done while out on bond in Dickinson County was given a one-year sentence Wednesday for his role in a domestic violence/hostage situation in 2021.

Andrew Paul Geronimi, 37, had previously pleaded no contest in Dickinson County Circuit Court on felony charges of assault with a dangerous weapon (felonious assault) and two counts of police officer-assaulting/resisting/obstructing. A charge of unlawful imprisonment was dismissed.

On Jan. 19, 2021, Norway police responded to a 911 call that Geronimi, armed with knives, would not let a woman leave a residence. Geronimi resisted officers’ commands, so he was finally subdued with non-lethal shotgun rounds, the release stated.

The woman was uninjured, according to the release.

Geronimi’s bond in 2021 was set at $15,000 cash, surety or 10% by 95-B District Chief Judge Julie LaCost. Geronimi waived his preliminary examination Feb. 9 and was bound over to the 41st Circuit Court.

Paperwork from the Dickinson County Jail showed Geronimi bonded out March 18, 2021.

While free on bond, Geronimi fled to Oregon, where he fatally shot new mother Caelen Bosisto and also shot her husband, Staton Bosisto, who survived. Their 2-month-old baby was present but not injured.

Geronimi pleaded guilty to charges of murder and attempted murder and is serving a life sentence with no possibility of early release. Geronimi will not be eligible for parole until 2059.

With Geronimi appearing in court via Zoom, his Dickinson County attorney, Gregory Seibold, said Wednesday there was no excuse for his behavior. However, Seibold said Geronimi initiated the interstate proceedings, so by closing the case he would be eligible for programs offered through the Oregon prison system.

Circuit Court Judge Mary Barglind said the nature of the offense — assault with a dangerous weapon, the injuries to the victim and the obstruction of the police officers — cannot be overlooked, and what Geronimi did while on bond spoke volumes of his character.

“I am pleased that the Oregon courts have you locked up for life,” Barglind said. “I hope that they are at least able to get you in some programs so maybe when you are 80 years old and if you are released you have some quality of life and not endanger others.”

Barglind also stated that if not for his life sentence in Oregon, Geronimi would have received a much harsher sentence here.

Geronimi received one year for each count he was convicted, plus 93 days for failing to appear at a court appearance, and was given credit for 1,151 days served. The sentences were to run concurrently with each other and with his sentence in Oregon.