Twentynine Palms man sentenced for attempted murder via strangulation

A Twentynine Palms man was sentenced to three years in prison for an incident in which he strangled his wife with a belt.

Yesterday (February 29), Michael Champagne, a 33 year-old resident of Twentynine Palms, was sentenced in San Bernardino County’s Joshua Tree Court to three years in state prison, with consideration of 212 days already served in the sentence.  A jury found Champagne guilty on 5 felony counts, including false imprisonment, three charges related to violent assault, and making criminal threats.

Champagne’s charges were related to a November 16 arrest for suspected attempted murder. At the time Sheriff’s deputies said they responded to the 6500 block of Mariposa Avenue in Twentynine Palms, and said he had strangled the victim with a belt until she was unconscious.

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