A man who pleaded guilty in a domestic violence case in federal court was sentenced to 11.5 years in prison.
Chief U.S. District Judge Raner C. Collins sentenced Cameron Carl Saraficio, 34, after he pleaded guilty to two counts of assault with a deadly/dangerous weapon.
Saraficio had struck his girlfriend on the head with a large rock multiple times, causing severe facial an head lacerations, according to a news release.
Saraficio had a prior felony conviction for assaulting the same victim, and he was released from prison seven months before the second attack, officials said.
During the sentencing Monday, Collins cited the need to protect the public and the victim from further acts of violence. Saraficio was sentenced to 9.6 years for the latest incident, and Collins revoked Saraficio's supervised release from the previous conviction.
Both Saraficio and the victim are members of the Tohono O'odham Nation.Β
