21 year old Krieg Addison of Mt. Carmel has been sentenced to 6 years in prison after pleading guilty aggravated domestic battery.
Addison was arrested by Mt. Carmel Police following an incident on July 12th at his residence in the 500 block of West 5th Street. State’s Attorney Kelli Storckman said Addison was charged with a Class 2 felony of aggravated domestic battery after strangling and beating up his girlfriend. When officers arrived at the home, Storckman said Addison was dragging the battered girlfriend across the floor by her feet.
An additional misdemeanor child endangerment charge was filed after Addison knocked over a television that nearly struck an infant that was in a car seat.
Addison was to have gone on trial last month but abruptly changed his plea to guilty just as jury selection was scheduled to begin on December 2nd. The guilty plea came with no assurances as to what his sentence might be.
Yesterday, Addison was sentenced to the 6 year term of which he will have to serve at least 85%. Upon his release, he’ll be on four years of parole.
The sentencing hearing was interrupted when Addison’s mother fainted and emergency personnel were summoned to the court room. After she refused medical treatment, the hearing resumed.
