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DALTON, Ga. — A man who was seen beating a woman as he drove east on Highway 76 on Aug. 11 and was reported by a caller to Murray 911 has been sentenced to 18 years in prison without the possibility of parole, according to District Attorney Bert Poston.

Jacob Kyle Favors, 30, pleaded guilty to aggravated sexual battery, aggravated sodomy, aggravated assault (family violence) and aggravated battery (family violence). Superior Court Judge Jim Wilbanks sentenced him to 18 years in prison followed by life on probation. As conditions of the probation, he is forbidden from having any contact with the victim or her family and must register as a sex offender for life. 

According to a press release from Poston, Favors faced trial in both Whitfield and Murray counties for domestic violence charges originating from the 911 call incident.

“Earlier that morning, Favors had demanded sex from the victim at his residence in Whitfield County,” the press release said. “He proceeded to strangle the victim, leaving claw marks in her neck, struck her repeatedly with his hands and a stick, sexually assaulted her with the stick and forced her to perform oral sex on him against her will. Thereafter, Favors dragged the victim to his vehicle. Once inside, he struck and bit her left ear until the top of her ear was torn from her head.

“The assault continued as Favors drove to the McDonald’s in Chatsworth, where he was stopped by the Chatsworth Police Department and the Murray County Sheriff’s Office. The victim’s injuries were consistent with several weeks of physical and sexual abuse, during which time Favors had threatened to kill her and her family if she left him or called the police.”

Charges of aggravated sexual battery, aggravated battery and felony battery (family violence) in Murray County were dismissed as part of the plea deal in the Whitfield County case. Favors also had past convictions for misdemeanor battery (family violence) and violation of a family violence order involving another victim

In Poston’s press release, he thanked the victim, who he said was present and “agreeable” to the plea deal, and also Detective Chris Guay with the Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office; Detective Andy Dill, formerly of the Murray County Sheriff’s Office, now with the Chatsworth Police Department; “numerous other law enforcement officers from Whitfield and Murray counties”; and “sexual assault nurse examiners for their help in the successful prosecution of this case.”

The state was represented by Assistant District Attorney Christina Antalis.