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Ex-MMA fighter War Machine convicted of assaulting ex-girlfriend
Former MMA fighter War Machine was convicted Monday of 29 counts, including sexual assault and kidnapping, in a case stemming from an August 2014 attack that left his ex-girlfriend and another man bloody and battered.
A Las Vegas jury deadlocked on two counts of attempted murder, but Jonathan Paul Koppenhaver...could still face life imprisonment...
Koppenhaver did not testify in his defense. (His attorney) said...his client had suffered brain injuries during his fighting career and that Koppenhaver was using a mixture of antidepressant medication and steroids that could have contributed to dramatic mood swings and what he called “roid rage.”
...Sentencing is scheduled for June 5.
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I guess he beat the top charges because not enough of the jurors felt there was any true murderous intent in his actions. Here's hoping that he will indeed end up regretting turning down a 18 to 40 year plea deal.