James Fortune Pleads Guilty To Assaulting His Wife [VIDEO]
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Tuesday afternoon, James Fortune pleaded guilty to assaulting his wife.
Fortune accpeted a plea deal of third degree felony charge of assault – family violence. Fort Bend District Judge Maggie Jaramillo sentenced him to five years of probation plus five days in jail. He must also serve 175 hours of community service and complete a “batterer’s intervention” program and stay away from his wife.
During the ruling, the prosecutor read a victim impact statement from Fortune’s wife:
“I hope in all of this you get help. Serious help. Although this probation might be like a slap on the wrist, I hope you look at it as a moment to better yourself and change something within you for your future.”
within you for your future.”
