FALL RIVER, Mass. (WLNE) — A Fall River man was convicted and sentenced Tuesday after admitting to stalking and domestic battery charges stemming from a several 2022 incidents.

Damien Gouse, 46, pleaded guilty to charges of stalking, domestic assault and battery and malicious damage to a motor vehicle.

He was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in state prison to be followed by one year of supervised probation upon release.

The first incident occurred on January 10, 2022 when the female victim reported a domestic assault to Fall River police.

Arriving officers met with the victim, who had suffered facial injuries and a mark on her neck.

The victim told officers that her boyfriend, identified as Gouse, had assaulted her multiple times that evening during a car ride.

The victim was dri

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