4/6/14 - A Brighton man charged with assault and unlawful imprisonment has agreed to a plea deal. 46-year-old Daniel Robert Phillips had been charged with one count each of unlawful imprisonment and assault with a deadly weapon, plus two charges of felony firearms. But on Friday, he pleaded no contest to the unlawful imprisonment charge in exchange for the remaining counts being dropped. A no contest plea is not an admission of guilt, but is considered as such at sentencing. The charges stem from an incident in August of 2013 involving a woman that police say Phillips assaulted at a residence on Kensington Road in Brighton Township. She said he confronted her about money he believed she owed him. Thatâs when she says he threatened her with a gun and tied her to a chair, then later released her. Under cross-examination, the woman admitted that Phillips had given her money for pills and that her failure to deliver them was the reason for Phillips actions. If convicted on the original charges, he had faced up to 15 years in prison. But under the terms of the plea deal, if jail time is handed down when he is sentenced on May 8th, heâll serve that time in 59 day blocks in order to maintain his veteran benefits. (JK)
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