A judge called a 41-year-old Lincoln man's version of his crime "outlandish" before sentencing him to prison for eight to 10 years for assaulting a man with a hammer in May while out on parole.
Jacob F. Brehm pleaded no contest to second-degree assault in a deal with prosecutors, but was adamant the victim had caused most of his own injuries.
Deputy Lancaster County Public Defender Tim Eppler said Brehm denied using a hammer, but acknowledged striking the victim in the face at least once.
On May 2, a 37-year-old man told police Brehm and another man came to his home nearÌý35th and Q streets and attacked him. He said Brehm kicked him in the head and at some point hit him with a hammer, according to court records.
The victim told police the men bound his hands with electrical tape and gagged him with a sock.
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When they left, he went to a neighbor's house to get help and was taken to the hospital for his injuries, which included a nearly detached ear.
On Thursday, Eppler said Brehm had no excuse for his actions and has great regret. He asked Lancaster County District Judge Lori Maret to give Brehm a sentence concurrent with the term he'd spend in prison for violating his parole with the new assault.
Maret declined, telling Brehm she didn't believe his version of what happened.
"It seems outlandish, as a matter of fact," she said.
Maret told Brehm he was a dangerous person and the community needed to be protected from him.