AUBURN (AP) — An Auburn man who choked his girlfriend with an electrical cord until she passed out has been sentenced to four years in prison.
Mack Williams Jr. was sentenced Tuesday in Androscoggin County Superior Court after pleading guilty to two counts of aggravated assault. He also received a five-year suspended sentence for assaulting his former roommate, who came to the victim’s aid during the attack in March.
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