PARIS — A Cornish man pleaded guilty Friday to choking a woman into unconsciousness in February.

Tyler D. Smith, 25, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault in Oxford County Superior Court. The incident took place in Hiram. Smith has been held in Androscoggin County Jail in Auburn since his last arrest.

On Friday, he was sentenced to six years, with all but six months suspended. He’ll be on probation for two years and must undergo a psychological evaluation. He isn’t allowed to contact the woman or her immediate family and can’t use or possess illegal drugs. His six-month sentence will end Monday, Aug. 20, based on time Smith has served.

In an affidavit by Sgt. Matthew Baker of the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office, Smith admitted to Baker that he’d choked the woman twice, and one time was afraid he’d killed her. Smith told Baker that he and the woman had been fighting for weeks, and “things were escalating,” the affidavit said.

He was also convicted of violating the conditions of his release. Another assault charge was dismissed.

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