Man sentenced in domestic assault

Published 9:56 am Friday, July 22, 2016

A St. Paul man who pleaded guilty earlier this month to felony domestic assault and to a harassment restraining order violation was sentenced to nearly two years in prison Thursday in Freeborn County District Court.

Adam Haas

Adam Haas

Adam Ly Haas, 24, will serve his sentence at a Minnesota correctional facility in St. Cloud.

Haas received credit for 146 days served.

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According to court documents, an officer with the Albert Lea Police Department was dispatched on Nov. 28 to a residence on Water Street regarding an alleged domestic assault.

A witness to the incident reportedly said they had seen Haas punch the victim in the back of the head after getting angry at the victim.

The victim told police Haas punched her in the back of the head, pulled her hair and choked her.

An officer reportedly saw extensive bruising on the victim’s right hand, bruising and a swollen finger on her left hand, a scratch above her right eye, a bite mark on her right arm, several red marks across her throat and bruising on her forearm and her forehead.

The officer said he felt numerous lumps on her head where she said Haas struck her.

The sentence covers four separate no-contact order violations and the felony domestic assault conviction.

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