New year New rules! And a magistrate today leaned heavily on strict new gun laws to punish an abusive "ex" sending him to jail for 4 years for pulling a gun on his girlfriend in front of her young son.
Elsimae Patterson reported to police that in the wee hours of the morning she came home to find Lauriano waiting at the gate of her Tigris street home. Lauriano then entered the home, which is when he pulled out a black handgun. The weapon was pulled in the presence of her six year old son and fearing for his life she called police.
38-Year-old Lauriano was charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a firearm. In court today he pleaded guilty to the charge and was slapped with two years on each count with the sentences to run concurrently, meaning he will be out in two years.