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PALATKA, Fla. – A Putnam County man has been sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of intentionally driving his vehicle into his ex-girlfriend’s house and pursuing her with a gun.
Richard Hagans was found guilty Thursday of burglary while armed, burglary of a dwelling or structure using a vehicle to cause damage and resisting an officer without violence after a two-day trial.
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On May 20, 2024, the State Attorney’s Office said Hagans intentionally ran his vehicle into his ex-girlfriend’s house while she was inside.
He was seen on surveillance video hunting the woman, who had escaped to her neighbor’s house to call 911, with a gun.
He was arrested a few days after the incident.
He was sentenced to life in prison as a prison release reoffender.
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