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Shelburn Man Sentenced To 16 Years In Death Of Girlfriend

Last updated on Monday, December 11, 2017

(SULLIVAN CO.) - A Sullivan County judge sentenced a Shelburn man to the maximum sentence of 16-years in prison Friday for the death of his girlfriend in August of last year.

33-year-old Joshua Hall pleaded guilty earlier Friday to charges of aggravated battery and involuntary manslaughter in the death of 35-year-old Rustin Rehmel of Shelburn.

Hall admitted to hitting Rehmel during an argument at a Farmersburg bar.

Rehmel returned home where officials says she died from head injuries she received during the argument.

As part of a negotiated plea agreement, several other charges were dismissed.

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