Boyfriend sent to prison for unlawful use of a weapon

Editors note: A recent report indicated an incorrect disposition in the case of Emanuel Bentley. The Arlington Heights man was acquitted of aggravated domestic battery following a jury trial, said Cook County Assistant Public Defender Joe Gump. Bentley was convicted last week of unlawful use of a weapon by a felon. The Daily Herald regrets the error.

An Arlington Heights man who police say attacked his girlfriend last June at a home near Arlington Heights and refused to let her leave has pleaded guilty to unlawful use of a weapon by a felon last week.

In exchange for Emanuel Bentley's plea, Cook County Judge Joel Greenblatt sentenced him Thursday to three years in prison, records show.

Bentley was acquitted of aggravated domestic battery following a jury trial last month. The 22-year-old victim claimed to Cook County sheriff's police she had been punched, strangled and held for several days against her will.

She escaped after telling Bentley she had to go to the store. Instead, she went to a relative's home and called police.

Greenblatt awarded Bentley credit for 245 days in custody and ordered him to pay $749 in fines.