Austin man sentenced to prison time on felony predatory offender charge in Mower County District Court

An Austin man facing a felony predatory offender charge in Mower County District Court stemming from an incident that first took place on June 15th, 2020 has been sentenced to prison time.

56-year old Bryan Douglas Battin was convicted and sentenced Thursday to a year and a day in prison for a felony charge of predatory offender failing to fulfill a registration requirement. Battin initially pleaded not guilty to the charge on June 23rdof this year, but changed his plea to guilty during an in-person hearing on August 1st.