FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP) - A Fort Dodge man has been sentenced to up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to biting a police detective and assaulting a woman.
The Messenger reports (https://bit.ly/1ciK0UJ ) 36-year-old Jeramy Smith was sentenced Monday. He entered a guilty plea in February to willful injury causing serious injury, assault on a peace officer with intent to inflict serious injury and assault causing serious injury.
Police say Smith assaulted a woman with a knife in May 2014 and bit a Fort Dodge police detective while being questioned following the attack.
At his sentencing hearing, Smith apologized for his actions last year. A judge said he was “simply appalled” by his behavior.
Smith must serve five years before he is eligible for parole.
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