BUTTE, Mont. — A 29-year-old Butte man who pleaded guilty to assaulting a female student at Montana Tech has been sentenced to 12 years in prison.
The Montana Standard reports (http://bit.ly/IM5F1B) Brandon Curry was sentenced Thursday by District Judge Brad Newman. The judge said Curry must successfully complete chemical dependency treatment before he is eligible for parole.
Newman told Curry a long incarceration was needed because Curry had a long criminal history, several probation violations and a refusal to address his chemical dependency issues.
Curry pleaded guilty in March to felony assault with a weapon for the January 2011 attack. The woman said Curry pushed her into the library bathroom, threatened her with a knife and punched her. She escaped and Curry fled. He was arrested near Laramie, Wyo.
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Information from: The Montana Standard, http://www.mtstandard.com