June 21 – A woman was sentenced to prison Thursday for shooting her ex-boyfriend in the groin at a residence on Shuler Avenue in Hamilton late last year.
Tonya Nester, 36, was arrested after the Dec. 7 shooting in the 1000 block of Shuler Avenue.
In February, a Butler County grand jury indicted Nester on felonious assault and weapons possession under disability.
On Thursday, Nester pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of attempted felonious assault and weapons possession under disability.
Butler County Common Pleas Judge Keith Spaeth sentenced Nester to a maximum of six years in prison, with 197 days served in the county jail. She has been in jail in lieu of $100,000 bail since her arrest.
A 911 caller named Nester as a suspect, telling dispatchers that she went to the residence, began arguing with the victim and shot him “between the legs.”
The 39-year-old victim was able to wrestle the gun away from Nester, according to the 911 call, and she fled east toward Crawford Woods.
The victim was transported to an area hospital for treatment.
