4/7/14 - A prison sentence has been handed down in an incident in which a woman and her children say they were held against their will by a Howell Township man. 40-year-old Edward Joseph Stewart Jr. pleaded guilty last month to domestic violence and 3rd degree child abuse charges. Last week, he was sentenced to serve 30 months to 10 years in prison. Police say Stewart and his 28-year-old girlfriend got into an argument February 13th after she returned from work because she didnât answer his earlier call. She alleges he then began beating her before pulling her daughterâs bedroom door off of its hinges and using it to block the front door. Police say he then slammed her 12-year-old daughterâs hand in the door after she managed to kick it out of the way and they fled the house. The girlfriend then managed to flag down a sheriffâs deputy. A 7-year-old girl was also home at the time.
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