Hillsboro man sentenced on felonious assault charges following reported knife attack
A Hillsboro man was sentenced recently to five years in prison after pleading guilty to felonious assault charges.
James E. Hall, 34, was indicted by a Highland County in February and was originally charged with two first-degree felony counts of attempted murder. According to court records, Hall pleaded guilty in March to a bill of information instead, charging him with two counts of felonious assault, both second-degree felonies.
The bill of information alleged that or on about Jan. 8, Hall “did knowingly cause or attempt to cause physical harm” to two separate victims “by means of a deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance,” identified as a hunting knife.
According to the Hillsboro Police Department, on Jan. 8 at approximately 10:39 a.m., the Hillsboro Police Department received a call to respond to an address on Northview Drive in reference to a male attacking another male with a knife while two males were detaining the alleged attacker on the ground.
Upon officer arrival, three males, all of whom had injuries and were bleeding, were located outside in a parking lot. A knife was recovered, and one male, who was identified as the aggressor, was detained, then transported to the hospital for his injuries. The suspect was later identified as Hall.
Highland County Common Pleas Court Judge Rocky Coss sentenced Hall to three years on one count, consecutive to two years on the other count, for a total minimum of five years in prison. Under the Reagan Tokes Law, Hall could serve up to six and half years. He had 75 days of jail time credit at the time of his sentencing.
Hall is currently housed in the Madison Correctional Institution, according to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction.
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