Man hid in the home of his baby's mother while cops arrived, attacked her when they left

A man in California has learned his fate for hurting the mother of his child in a "vicious" attack, authorities said this week.

Nathan James Sumpter, 28, was sentenced on Thursday to two years and eight months in state prison, the Butte County District Attorney's announced .

The sentencing came after the defendant previously pleaded no contest to felony charges of assault likely to cause great bodily injury and dissuading a witness, as well as a misdemeanor for violating a previous restraining order.

On July 8, Sumpter went to the home of his child's mother despite an active restraining order barring him from doing so, authorities said. Law enforcement officers responded to the residence, but Sumpter "hid in the home and threatened the victim and her family if she reported his presence.