Todd Valentine

WARSAW — A Syracuse man was sentenced Thursday, June 22, for a string of violent offenses that occurred over the course of the end of 2016 and the beginning of this year.

Todd Valentine’s charges stem from several incidents in August and September of last year when Valentine assaulted his girlfriend and repeatedly threatened to kill his girlfriend’s daughter and her boyfriend.

He was arrested again last November on charges of strangulation and battery after choking a female and in January he was charged with stalking and invasion of privacy.

During his sentencing, Valentine, pleaded guilty to battery, a level 6 felony; resisting law enforcement, and operating while intoxicated, both class A misdemeanors; intimidation, a level 6 felony; domestic battery, a level 6 felony and invasion of privacy, a class A misdemeanor. All other charges were dismissed.

Judge David Cates sentenced Valentine to one year in the custody of the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department, to be followed by one year of probation for the charges of battery, resisting law enforcement and operating a vehicle with with a BAC of .15 or more. Valentine will pay restitution of $380 for chemical testing fees and state alcohol countermeasure fees.

His driver’s license will be suspended for one year.

For the intimidation charge, Valentine will serve six months at Serenity House. A no-contact order will be implemented to prohibit Valentine from contacting the victims by any other means other than through an attorney.

For the domestic battery charge and invasion of privacy, Valentine will receive two years on formal probation.

Additional conditions in the sentencing are Valentine is to consume no alcohol, complete anger management counseling and substance abuse counseling and pay restitution in the criminal mischief charge.

During the sentencing, Valentine’s lawyer John Barrett referenced that many of Valentine’s issues stem from alcohol abuse. He noted the time Valentine has spent both in jail and Serenity House have helped him deal with that issue.

“We all want Todd to succeed…The program is get sober, stay sober,” said Cates.