3:49 PM PT -- Devan Leos has hopped on social media to explain his plea deal, and he insists he was only out to defend himself and his property.
The Disney actor basically recounted what we'd already heard ... he and his buddy got confronted by a homeless guy, who Devan describes as having been "super methed-out" and wielding a knife, and after the man started kicking and denting his car ... he says he decided to use his vehicle to get out of the situation -- namely, by ramming him.
Devan also says he's got PTSD and was in fight-or-flight mode at the time. He also acknowledges he could've done something different ... but makes clear he didn't try to kill anyone.
Disney actor Devan Leos can breathe a huge sigh of relief ... he won't spend any time behind bars after striking a plea deal in his attempted murder case.
Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... Devan pled no contest to 1 count of attempted murder back in April. He was sentenced to 5 years probation, 120 hours of volunteer work at a homeless shelter and 30 days with Caltrans. We're told the 1 count of assault with a deadly weapon was tossed.
The plea deal stems from an incident that went down in December 2018. Law enforcement sources say Devan -- who appeared in Disney Channel's "Mighty Med" -- and a friend were at a 7-Eleven convenience store in L.A. where they got into an argument with a transient.
We're told when Devan and his friend got back in their car, the transient kicked it as they were pulling away. That's when Devan allegedly drove toward the transient and accelerated several times before hopping the curb and knocking down the transient.
We reached out to Leos ... no word back yet.
Originally Published -- 12:50 AM PT