PHOENIX (AP) - A man arrested in a hit-and-run accident that injured a veteran in Chandler has been sentenced to 8 ½ years in prison.
Maricopa County Superior Court officials say Cody James Gibson was sentenced Wednesday on one count of aggravated assault.
The 19-year-old Gibson originally was charged with aggravated assault, leaving the scene of a hit-and-run, unlawful imprisonment and two counts of misdemeanor assault.
He was arrested after 31-year-old Steven Richardson was run down by an SUV in a parking lot last April.
Richardson is a veteran who served two tours in Iraq.
Authorities say Richardson was trying to help a woman being dragged by her hair in an apparent domestic violence situation with Gibson.
Chandler police say Gibson allegedly hit Richardson at full speed and he suffered severe head injuries.
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