Moweaqua, IL-(Effingham Radio)- From the Shelby County State’s Attorney’s Office Facebook Page:
Shelby County State’s Attorney Nichole Kroncke announced that on August 31, 2022, Timothy Sutton, age 27, of Moweaqua, was sentenced to three (3) years in prison for the offense of Aggravated Battery, a Class 3 Felony, with a sentencing range of two (2) to five (5) years in prison.
Sutton was charged with striking an adult male with his fists on May 9, 2022, when he was on or about the property of Crawford’s Pizza Pub, 200 South Main Street, Moweaqua. Law enforcement was dispatched to the Pizza Pub at approximately 9:00 pm in reference to a fight in progress. Multiple individuals were standing outside of the front door and in the parking lot when officers arrived. An investigation revealed that prior to the offense, Sutton’s family member demanded winnings from a slot machine within the business from a developmentally delayed patron. The victim in this case told the man to leave the developmentally delayed patron alone. The family member who had demanded the slot machine winnings returned to the Pub approximately thirty (30) minutes later with Timothy Sutton and challenged the victim to fight in the parking lot. When the victim exited the Pub into the parking lot, he was physically attacked by Sutton, Sutton’s family member, and a female.
Sheriff’s deputies located Sutton shortly after the altercation and detained him. Sutton admitted to striking the victim and stated that he doesn’t “remember anything” after the first strike because “once I start fighting, I black out.”
Sutton has prior felony convictions for Aggravated Unlawful Use of Weapons, Aggravated Robbery and Theft. This will be his third prison sentence.
This case was investigated by the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office.
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