A Redding man has been sentenced to prison for beating up his girlfriend. Bounjan Inthavong was sentenced last week to 10 years in state prison. The case had nearly been dropped permanently due to a court crisis involving a shortage of judges. Last month a jury found Inthavong guilty of five felony counts for brutally beating his girlfriend on two occasions. One time he beat her over the head with a metal carafe, causing lacerations requiring staples. Another time he pummeled her with his fists, covering her with big deep purple bruises.
-Steve Gibson