Anthony W. Texeira Jr., 34, entered a plea agreement in Roanoke Circuit Court Wednesday morning and was found guilty of aggravated sexual battery and forcible sodomy.
Claude Vonell Harris attorney argued during a bond hearing Thursday that Harris fired one warning shot while his fiancee was being attacked on the ground.
Assistant Commonwealth s Attorney Joshua Dietz said the sentence needed to send a message to the community: "We re not going to tolerate this kind of behavior."
After testifying during a jury trial Tuesday, Kara Lee Wells, 41, of Roanoke, was sentenced to the time she had already served for failing to appear in court and released