TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A man charged as a juvenile with plotting to kill four adults at a Topeka high school has pleaded guilty to four counts of aggravated assault.

As part of Monday’s plea agreement, four counts of soliciting first-degree murder were dismissed.

Prosecutors say the defendant tried to hire two people to kill the adults at Topeka West, where he was a student. He was 17 when he was arrested in January 2014.

The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the man was released on a recognizance bond to the supervision of relatives. Sentencing is Dec. 8.

A Shawnee County judge denied prosecutors’ request to try the suspect as an adult. However, the man will face a longer sentence as an adult if he doesn’t meet the requirements of his juvenile sentence.