A former Marine was sentenced to one year of probation Monday after pleading no contest to possessing an assault weapon, a charge that was reduced to a misdemeanor. Victor Krvaric, 24, was arrested in September at the Scripps Ranch home of his father, former San Diego County Republican Party Chair Tony Krvaric. As part of his sentence, Krvaric is also restricted from owning firearms or ammunition for one year and agreed to a 4th Amendment waiver, in which his property and electronics can be searched by law enforcement without a warrant or probable cause. Police and prosecutors have not commented on what led sheriff’s officials to seek a search warrant in September, and the probable cause section of the affidavit for a search warrant has been sealed. A gun violence restraining order was sought and granted against Krvaric around the time of his arrest, which alleged he “made threats of violence through social media towards LGBTQ + other races. Was in possession of illegal firearms + previously had possession of explosives.” Krvaric’s plea to the assault weapon count came without any deals from the prosecution, but San Diego Superior Court Judge Dwayne Moring said he had previously suggested that he would consider the misdemeanor reduction. Moring said Monday that among the factors he considered for reducing the charge was Krvaric’s remorse over the offense, his lack of criminal history and that the weapon was not used to harm anyone. “We appreciate the judge separating the facts from the rhetoric that’s been going on here, and we’re pleased to put this misdemeanor behind us,” Tony Krvaric said in a short statement to reporters after the hearing. “I wish the media would have the decency to allow the children of former public figures to experience life privately just like everybody else. Unfortunately, that is not the case. We all know that if he were not my son, none of you would be here.” Tony Krvaric served as the county’s Republican Party chair for 14 years. Victor Krvaric made headlines two years ago when he was accused of trying to join a White supremacist hate group while he was serving as a Marine Corps reservist, leading to an investigation by military officials. The investigation found that he had engaged in unspecified misconduct unrelated to the hate group allegations, KPBS reported, and he was administratively separated from the Marine Corps.