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Ottawa man gets 6 years in ‘severe’ beating of woman older than 60 · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Ottawa man gets six years in severe beating of woman older than
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  sixty. Written by Tom Collins. This article is being read by an
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  automated voice brought to you by Everlett. An Ottawa man who severly
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  beat a woman over sixty, the victim had an extended hospital stay,
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  is headed to prison for six years. Aaron C. Haskins, fifty one,
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  of Ottawa, appeared Thursday in LaSalle County Circuit Court, and pleaded guilty
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  to one count of aggravated battery with great bodily harm, a Class
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  II felony carrying three to seven years. The plea is subject to
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  the State Truth and Sentencing Act, requiring certain felons to serve at
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  least 85 of their prison time. Haskins declined an opportunity to address
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  LaSalle County Circuit Judge Michelle a Vascogny before sentencing. In open court,
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  Assistant LaSalle County State's Attorney Matt Novotny said, Ottawa police found the
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  victim breathing and unresponsive at 10:46 p.m. April 16 in a wooded
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  area near the 200 blocks of East Joliet and East Marquette streets.
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  The victim was later transferred by air to OSF St. Francis Medical
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  Center, Peoria, with numerous injuries, including a brain bleed according to court
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  records. Witnesses told police the woman had been seen walking with Haskins,
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  Novatny said, and that Haskins incriminated himself in a statement. No motive
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  was disclosed in court records or during open court proceedings. Aside from
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  the severity of the injuries, Haskins appeared ineligible for probation based on
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  multiple felony priors, two of which resulted in short prison sentences.