Canton man sentenced to 8 years for beating woman

WARREN — Johnny L. King, 40, of Canton was sentenced to eight years in prison Wednesday for severely beating his ex-girlfriend at her Holly Drive apartment in Liberty April 21.

The woman said King forced his way into her apartment and threatened to kill her and her daughter. King punched her, kicked her and choked her, causing her to lose consciousness several times, she told police.

King pleaded guilty before Judge W. Wyatt McKay of Trumbull County Common Pleas Court to charges of domestic violence, kidnapping, felonious assault and burglary and received his sentence.