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James Fortune pleaded guilty to assaulting his wife.
Fortune accepted a plea deal of third degree felony charge of assault – family violence. Tuesday, he was sentenced to five years of probation and five days in jail. He must also serve 175 hours of community service and complete a “batterer’s intervention” program and stay away from his wife of 15 years, Cheryl Fortune.
In October 2014, investigators say Fortune hit his wife with a wooden stool, in addition to kicking and throwing her against a wall.
During Tuesday’s court proceeding, ABC13.com reported that the prosecutor read a statement from Fortune’s wife:
“I hope in all of this you get help. Serious help. Although this probation might be like a slap on the wrist, I hope you look at it as a moment to better yourself and change something within you for your future.”
This is the second time Fortune plead guilty to domestic abuse. In 2002, he settled a case in which he was accused of burning his then 4-year-old son with hot water, damaging over 40 percent of his body.
Watch video of his plea deal.
James Fortune Pleads Guilty In Second Domestic Violence Assault was originally published on praiserichmond.com
