CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ga. - A Cherokee County man will spend decades in prison after prosecutors say he subjected a woman to a night of "prolonged and brutal violence."

David Ray Graham, 38, entered a guilty plea in court to multiple charges including family violence, two counts of aggravated assault, false imprisonment, three counts of family violence battery, influencing a witness, and terroristic threats.

What we know:

According to prosecutors, deputies began their investigation into Graham on March 2024 after they were called to Northside Cherokee Hospital to speak to an injured woman.

The victim told investigators that Graham had repeatedly punched and kicked her and threatened her with a hammer and machete inside a home in Woodstock.

Officials say that Graham had abused the woman b

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