A 28-year-old California man, Nathan James Sumpter, will serve close to three years for strangling the mother of his child. Sumpter hid inside her house during a police visit and then proceeded to assault the woman in front of their child.

According to a press release issued by the Butte County District Attorney’s Office, Sumpter was sentenced to two years and eight months in state prison in connection with the July 2025 attack.

He previously pleaded no contest to felony charges of assault likely to cause great bodily injury, felony dissuading a witness, and a misdemeanor charge for violating a previous restraining order.

The incident occurred on July 8, 2025. Despite having an active restraining order filed against him, Nathan James Sumpter went to his child’s mother’s house. Law enfor

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