An Fayette County man has received his sentence for strangling and sexually assaulting a woman in 2019. Justin Garrett Conner, 33, of Oak Hill will spend the next 48-months to 35-years in jail, followed by 20-years’ supervised probation upon his release.
According to a statement released by Fayette County Prosecuting Attorney Anthony Ciliberti, Jr., “In March and April 2019, police responded to multiple domestic violence calls to the Trump Street residence Conner shared with his girlfriend and her son. During the trial, the state presented evidence of Conner’s confession to some of the charges, medical evidence and electronic evidence in addition to the victim’s testimony. The evidence showed that Conner strangled his girlfriend until she was unconscious before he sexually assaulted her on March 15. 2019. On April 16, 2019, Conner kicked in the door to the same residence and attacked the victim multiple times. In September 2019, Conner physically attacked his girlfriend in an effort to dissuade her from testifying against him, and police responded on two separate occasions in September 2019 before he was detained.”
Conner was convicted of strangulation, sexual assault and burglary on October 23 of last year. Conner was convicted of several misdemeanors at that time, as well, including domestic assault and battery and violating a domestic violence protective order (DVP). Conner plead guilty to the crime of intimidating a witness on January 14, 2021.
In total, Conner’s sentence includes one to five-years each for the crimes of strangulation and third-degree sexual assault, one to ten-years incarceration for intimidation of a witness and one to 15-years for burglary. Conner also received sentences for his misdemeanor crimes, including six-counts of domestic battery, three-counts of domestic assault and one-count of violation of a DVP order. Conner’s misdemeanor sentences will be served concurrent to those of his felonies.
Conner was also fined a total of $5,400 by the court.
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