Uniontown man sentenced for witness intimidation
A Uniontown man convicted earlier this month of intimidating the victim in a rape case will spend an additional three to six years in prison.
Derrick Young, 31, was found guilty of the lone count of intimidation of a victim following a brief trial in Fayette County Court earlier this month and this morning, Judge Steve P. Leskinen ordered the additional jail time for Young to be served consecutively with his sentence of 15 to 30 years in prison for rape.
Young was charged in the intimidation case on Feb. 9 after he told the woman he was convicted raping, “You better hide, you’re gonna see me again.” Young made the statement while being led from a courtroom after he was convicted of rape, aggravated assault and other charges and was overheard by Uniontown police Detective Donald M. Gmitter, among other witnesses.
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