BURLINGTON, IOWA -- A Burlington man has been sentenced to 52 years in prison for attacking a woman with a crowbar outside a bar in 2010.
The Hawk Eye newspaper reported James Dixon was sentenced Monday in Des Moines County District Court. He was found guilty last month of first-degree robbery, first-degree burglary and attempted third-degree burglary. He must serve at least 17 ½ years in prison before being eligible for parole.
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Authorities say the victim thwarted a burglary when she drove up to the Crazy Coyote Tavern, where she was a cleaning lady. She was hit in the face with a crowbar as she sat in her car.
The victim testified the 33-year-old Dixon also hit her with his fist and tried to strangle her before she was able to drive off.
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