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joeybee12

(56,177 posts)
Wed Sep 3, 2014, 05:47 PM Sep 2014

War Machine appears in court (32 felony charges)

War Machine formerly known as Jonathan Koppenhaver, appeared in a Las Vegas courtroom on Wednesday, where he was advised of 32 total felony charges against him.

Koppenhaver, 32, faces charges of attempted murder, domestic battery by strangulation, first-degree kidnapping and sexual assault, stemming from an alleged incident involving his ex-girlfriend and adult film actress Christy Mack on Aug. 8 at Mack's Las Vegas residence. The professional mixed martial artist faces the possibility of life in prison.

A preliminary hearing has been scheduled on Oct. 17. Koppenhaver was extradited to Las Vegas from Ventura County, California, on Aug. 30 after he was arrested in a Los Angeles suburb.

After the alleged attack, Mack released a statement detailing the incident via social media. According to the statement, Koppenhaver attacked Mack and a male friend at her residence in the early morning hours of Aug. 8 and threatened her life with a knife. Mack said she escaped out a back door and sought help in her neighborhood. She was eventually hospitalized in Las Vegas.

http://espn.go.com/mma/story/_/id/11460495/war-machine-appears-court-faces-life-jail

I know prosecutors like to pile on, so the 32 probably will get reduced, still, he'll probably do some serious jail time...good.

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