GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.—A man who two years ago gave his pregnant girlfriend pills that caused her to lose the fetus has been sentenced to five years in prison.
Jared Ahlstrom, formerly of Grand Junction, was sentenced Monday in Mesa County District Court. The 32-year-old had pleaded guilty to a felony charge of unlawful termination of a pregnancy.
Authorities say Ahlstrom drugged the woman twice to induce the misscarriage.
District Judge Thomas Deister says he balanced several factors when imposing the sentence, including that Ahlstrom told his then-girlfriend what he did and expressed remorse.
But Deister says he believes a prison sentence is warranted to deter others. The penalty ranged from probation to 12 years in prison.
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Information from: The Daily Sentinel,
