A Moweaqua man has been sentenced to the Illinois Department of Corrections for Aggravated Battery. 27-year-old Timothy Sutton of Moweaqua was sentenced last week to three years in prison for the offense of aggravated battery, a class 3 felony. Sutton could have gotten up to five years in prison.
The incident took place on May 9th after Sutton was charged with striking an adult male with his fists at Crawford’s Pizza Pub at 200 South Main Street in Moweaqua. Law enforcement ended up being dispatched at 9 PM for a fight in progress and when officers arrived there were many individuals out front of the restaurant. An investigation, police say, revealed that a member of Sutton’s family had demanded winnings from a slot machine within the business from a developmentally delayed patron. The victim told the man to leave the developmentally delayed person alone and thirty minutes later showed up with Sutton who challenged the victim to a fight in the parking lot. When the victim exited the pub, he was attacked by Sutton, Sutton’s family member, and a female.
State’s Attorney Nichole Kroncke says that Sutton admitted to striking the victim and stated that he doesn’t remember anything after the first strike because he blacks out when he starts fighting. Sutton has previous felony convictions for aggravated unlawful use of weapons, aggravated robbery, and theft. This is his third prison sentence. The case was investigated by the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office.
