An Austin man facing charges for spitting at an officer while being arrested last week pleaded guilty Thursday.

Jason Michael Sokolofsky, 22, pleaded guilty to one count of fourth-degree assault, a felony, and a misdemeanor charge of giving an officer a false name.

Two other charges will be dismissed.

According to a court complaint, Austin police went to Danny’s Bar in Austin on Oct. 5 to arrest Sokolofsky on a Freeborn County warrant.

Officers recognized him, but Sokolofsky insisted he was “Ryan Michael Henderson.”

He was handcuffed without protest, but while riding in the back of Lt. Rene Phan’s squad car, Sokolofsky began kicking the rear window bars.

When Sokolofsky didn’t stop, Phan pulled the squad car over and eventually used a chemical irritant spray on him. Sokolofsky continued yelling and kicking, and called Phan a “Jap,” according to the complaint.

Another officer assisted Phan at the Law Enforcement Center. When they opened the door to let Sokolofsky out, he spit at Phan and spit at the floor of the squad car while continuing to kick at the door.

Officers used another round of chemical spray to subdue Sokolofsky, and he was taken to jail.

A sentencing date has not been set in the case.