Robert Vanatta dömdes till 20 års fängelse och två års skyddstillsyn för en händelse i nära relationer som inträffade i mars 2025.
Robert Vanatta, 30, dömdes på 14 åtalspunkter gällande grova brott, däribland olaga frihetsberövande, olaga hot, framkallande av fara för annan, strypning, misshandel i nära relation samt försummade av barn. Domare Roesener vid Johnson County Circuit Court fastställde domen den 21 maj efter en rättegång som avslutades i mars.
A former corrections officer in Washington state received a light sentence after pleading guilty to vehicular assault for driving over his ex-girlfriend's head with his truck during a January 2025 incident.
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Frederick L. Harroff, 66, was sentenced to at least 39 years in prison for attempting to murder his ex-wife with a baseball bat and other violent acts last summer. The Columbiana County judge imposed a term exceeding prosecutors' recommendation after the victim's emotional testimony. The attack occurred on June 2, 2025, in Columbiana, Ohio.
Kirstin D. Bowers, a 31-year-old mother from Indiana, has agreed to plead guilty to neglect of a dependent resulting in death after her 7-year-old son died in a house fire last June. Under the deal, she faces a 30-year sentence with 16 years in prison. Prosecutors will dismiss three additional neglect charges.
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A mother and her husband in Kentucky have been convicted of severely abusing her 9-year-old son with extension cords, belts, and other items. Patricia Stokes and Antonio Collier face lengthy prison recommendations following the jury's verdict. The abuse came to light after a family member noticed scars on the boy's body.