RICHMOND, Va. - A Fort Lee man was sentenced today to one year in prison for physically assaulting a woman on Fort Lee in April.
According to court documents, Daniel L. Jefferson, Jr., 32, was convicted of assault by striking, beating, or wounding. On April 27, following an argument that escalated between Jefferson and the victim, Jefferson pushed the victim against the car, grabbed her by her jawbone under her chin, and threatened to kill her. This is Jefferson’s second conviction for assaulting the same dating partner. The first conviction came in November 2016, when Jefferson was sentenced to two months in prison following an assault where he struck her in the right eye with his fist, choked her with a shower curtain, and pushed her to the floor.
G. Zachary Terwilliger, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, and Lieutenant Colonel William Ward, Fort Lee Provost Marshal, made the announcement after sentencing by U.S. Magistrate Judge David J. Novak. Assistant U.S. Attorney Gabrielle Michalak prosecuted the case.
A copy of this press release is located on the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia. Related court documents and information are located on the website of the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia or on PACER by searching for Case No. 3:18-cr-64.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
