I had to do the same thing. I lost my rights forever because of this same shit.
They forced me to plead guilty to a felony and I would get no jail time or face 20 years and spend endless amounts of money from a stupid bar fight with a private investigators son that knew the judges, the faggot deserved what he got. Call it a lesson in life.
I am still paying for that night, lost my rights to purchase a firearm, lost my right to vote.