Today an Evansville man was sentenced to spend 20 years in the Department of Correction after a domestic dispute turned violent last year.
Tavon A. Burns Sr., 34, is accused of strangling a woman and then opening fire on a group of people on a porch in the 1000 block of Madison Avenue on Oct. 17, 2015.
In June, Burns decided to plead guilty after his trial had started. The charges included: Attempted Aggravated Battery, Level 3 felony; Attempted Aggravated Battery, Level 3 felony; Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Serious Violent Felon, Level 4 felony; Resisting Law Enforcement, Level 6 felony; Theft of a Firearm, Level 6 felony; and Strangulation, Level 6 felony. He also admitted to being a Habitual Offender.
Burns, who has an extensive criminal history, was sentenced by Vanderburgh Circuit Magistrate Judge Kelli Fink.
