DANVILLE, Ill. (WCIA) -- A Danville man was sentenced last week to more than six years in prison after he pleaded guilty to hitting a person over the age of 60 in an act of domestic violence last year.

Vermilion County court records show Robert Brockwell was scheduled to be in court on Friday for a disposition hearing that would result in a plea being entered. In a news release, the State's Attorney's Office said Brockwell pleaded guilty to aggravated battery of a person 60 years of age or older, a Class 3 felony.

Judge Karen Wall then sentenced Brockwell to 6.5 years in prison.

Staff at the State's Attorney's Office said that on Nov. 29, 2024, Danville Police responded to a home on Grace Street for a report of domestic battery. They spoke to the victim, who said he awoke to Brockwell y

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