BEAVER, Pa. — A man convicted of beating another man at the Aliquippa VFW has received his sentence.
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Judge Kim Tesla sentenced Brett Leonidas Ours, 40, to 16-32 total years in prison on Tuesday.
Ours was accused of assaulting Preston Coleman for around 30 minutes in an unprovoked attack on Jan. 5 last year.
Investigators said surveillance video captured Ours punching Coleman in the face, slamming a barstool over his head, and standing on his throat. Coleman was nearly unconscious and defenseless when emergency crews responded, Aliquippa Police said.
A jury found Ours guilty of aggravated assault, strangulation, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, possession of instruments of a crime and three counts of simple assault in January.
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He was sentenced to 10-20 years for aggravated assault, 5-10 years for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and 1-2 years for strangulation. He was also sentenced to 4 months to 2 years for punching his then-girlfriend in the face during the beating.
Ours was also charged with attempted homicide but was not found guilty of it. He took responsibility for the attack but said he was not trying to kill Coleman.
Police took Ours into custody last February after police surrounded his house in West Aliquippa.
Channel 11’s Andrew Havranek is in the courtroom and speaking with Ours’s family members and the district attorney. Tune in to Channel 11 News at 4 p.m., 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. for their reactions.
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