In federal court: Jackson man sentenced to 15 years on domestic violence, weapons charges

The following information was released Monday by the federal prosecutor's office for defendants appearing before U.S. District Judge Rodney W. Sippel.

Sentenced

Name: James H. Douglas

Age: 29

Residence: Jackson

Charge: One felony count of interstate domestic violence and one felony count of being a felon in possession of a firearm

Sentence: 15 years

Summary: On Dec. 24, Douglas followed his wife, Jessica Douglas to her place of employment, Easy Money in Cape Girardeau. There, he stole around $200 from the register and forced his wife at gunpoint into her car. During a car ride to Mississippi, Douglas admitted to hitting Jessica Douglas in the face twice and also fired a pistol toward the passenger window. Authorities surrounded a hotel in Gluckstadt, Miss., and arrested Douglas as he was attempting to flee the area.