A Jefferson man was recently sentenced to prison for a couple of incidents.

According to court documents, 43-year-old Richard Tuhn pled guilty to a Class D Felony for dominion/control of a firearm/offensive weapon by a domestic abuse offender. He was sentenced to five years in prison. Tuhn also pled guilty to an aggravated misdemeanor for his second offense for domestic abuse assault. He was sentenced to two years in prison. Finally, Tuhn pled guilty to a serious misdemeanor for his second offense for possession of marijuana and was sentenced to six months in prison. Additionally, the no contact order with the victim has been lifted. Court documents show each prison sentence is to be served concurrently.

The charges stem from two separate incidents that happened in February. The felony conviction for the dominion/control of a firearm by a domestic abuse offender happened on February 2nd following executed search warrants where Jefferson Police Officers found ammunition and during a traffic stop, Tuhn was then arrested and while he was being booked into the Greene County Jail, a small amount of marijuana was found on his person that tested positive for the drug. 

Then later that day, Tuhn was released from jail and commited sex acts against a female victim without her consent. 

Greene County Attorney Thomas Laehn advocated for prison time and Tuhn’s defense attorney argued for probation. District Court Judge Kurt Stoebe agreed with Laehn’s recommendation.

Following the sentence hearing this past Monday, the plea agreement from the felony dominion/control of a firearm case had the remaining charges, including another Class D Felony for possession of a firearm or offensive weapon by a felon, a serious misdemeanor for possession of methamphetamine and fourth degree theft were dismissed. The domestic abuse conviction case had the Class C Felony charge for third degree sexual assault dismissed.