Man pleads guilty in assault of girlfriend

March 18, 2013 at 5:27p.m.

Man pleads guilty in assault of girlfriend

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YOUNGSTOWN

A Youngstown man could spend the next 18 years in prison for a brutal assault on his girlfriend in 2012 after pleading guilty to charges associated with the beating in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court.

Michael Kohn, 32, of Florence Avenue, pleaded guilty to one count of felonious assault and one count of kidnapping before Judge James C. Evans in connection with the Aug. 10 beating of his then 31-year-old girlfriend.

Prosecutors, in accordance with a plea deal, are recommending a five-year prison term, but the maximum term for the charges could be as much as 18 years behind bars.

Kohn will be back in court April 17 for sentencing.

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