Douglas Wood sentenced to 16 years for multiple charges

(WNDU)
Published: May. 31, 2017 at 9:59 PM EDT
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A man will spend 16 years behind bars for beating and choking a woman, and holding her against her will.

39-year-old Douglas Wood learned his sentence on Wednesday.

Last April, a woman told police Wood alternated between beating, choking and raping her all while her infant child was in the home.

According to court documents, she told prosecutors she was staying with Wood when his actions made her fear for her life.

As part of a plea agreement, prosecutors dropped rape, kidnapping, and intimidation charges.

He was sentenced for battery, criminal confinement, and strangulation.