Austin man sentenced to prison time on felony domestic assault charge in Mower County District Court

An Austin man who pleaded guilty to a felony domestic assault charge in June in Mower County District Court has been sentenced to prison time.

42-year old Willie Padilla was sentenced Friday to 21 months in prison for a felony domestic assault charge stemming from an incident that took place on May 29th.  Padilla pleaded guilty to the charge on June 18th, and he was convicted the same day.

Felony charges for violating a no-contact order within 10 years of the first of two or more convictions, and for domestic assault by strangulation in the case were dismissed with Padilla’s guilty plea.