Nathan James Sumpter (Butte County District Attorney”s Office).
A man in California has learned his fate for hurting the mother of his child in a “vicious” attack, authorities said this week.
Nathan James Sumpter, 28, was sentenced on Thursday to two years and eight months in state prison, the Butte County District Attorney’s announced.
The sentencing followed the defendant’s previous no contest plea to felony charges of assault likely to cause significant harm and attempting to dissuade a witness, along with a misdemeanor for breaching a former restraining order.
On July 8, Sumpter visited the residence of his child’s mother despite a restraining order prohibiting such actions, according to authorities. Law enforcement arrived at the scene, but Sumpter “concealed himself in the house and threatened the victim and her family to prevent her from reporting his presence.”
The officers left, and Sumpter was free to step out of his hiding place.
“That evening Sumpter punched the victim in the face and strangled her,” the DA’s office said.
But the violence didn’t end there.
The following morning, Sumpter’s violent behavior escalated as he strangled the woman until she lost consciousness and stomped on her face, all witnessed by their two-year-old child, Butte County authorities reported.
The injuries Sumpter inflicted were severe enough that the woman became unresponsive, leading him to call her aunt in “panic” over her condition. Authorities were contacted as well, and she was admitted to a nearby hospital, where she was treated for a fractured eye socket.
Sumpter had fled the home by the time officers arrived back there, and he was later arrested.
Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey mentioned how Sumpter’s defense attorney sought a probation sentence for her client, “while the prosecution pushed for a state prison sentence due to the severe nature of the domestic violence incident.”
Ramsey emphasized the “insidious nature” of domestic violence, noting that “it often occurs hidden behind closed doors, with harmful effects on families and the broader community.”
