Thomas sentenced to 360 days for slashing throats of two men

Allen Thomas during his trial. - Photo by Becky Strabel

BURNETT COUNTY – “This is the hardest sentencing in my 21 years,” stated Washburn County judge Eugene Harrington in Burnett County Circuit Court Friday, Nov. 29, after hearing victim statements, arguments from both sides of the courtroom and from Allen G. Thomas, 55, of Pepin.

Thomas was found guilty in September of two felony counts of aggravated battery with intent to cause great bodily harm in connection with the throat slashing of two men in July 2016 at McKenzie Landing in eastern Burnett County.

Thomas ended up being arrested immediately after the sentencing in front of a packed gallery to begin his 360-day jail term in Burnett County jail. Two consecutive 15-year sentences of 10 years in prison and five years extended service were imposed but stayed.

Harrington told the victims that he was sorry that they would never be fully compensated for the random acts of violence that they both suffered and that they escaped death by mere millimeters by the grace of God. Restitution was his primary goal of sentencing and noted that if Thomas fails at probation than that shows the court, after the fact, that that is where he belongs.

Thomas must pay $2,000 a month, starting Jan. 1, toward restitution and has many financial restrictions attached, as well as, alcohol and mental assessments and treatments he must follow if prescribed.

See next week’s Leader, out on newsstands Wednesday, for the complete story

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