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Sundance man sentenced for battery and possession of a deadly weapon

Austin London has been sentenced on charges related to an incident last year in which he allegedly physically assaulted a victim in their home near Sundance.

A Crook County Sheriff’s Office deputy was called to a residence on August 14 for reports of a man physically abusing the occupant, breaking their cell phone and threatening them with a gun. The alleged victim reported fleeing their own residence and walking to a neighbor’s house to report the incident.

The victim alleged that London had been working on their car in the garage at around 10 a.m. and had already been drinking alcohol...