star Geoffrey Paschel has been sentenced to 18 years in prison without the possibility of parole after being convicted of kidnapping and assaulting his ex-fiancée, Knox County Office of the District Attorney General Charme Allen said in a press release on Friday.In October, Paschel was convicted of aggravated kidnapping, domestic assault, and interference with emergency calls in Knox County.
On Friday, he was sentenced.«Geoffrey Ian Paschel, 44, was convicted of Aggravated Kidnapping, Domestic Assault, and Interference with Emergency Calls.
Judge Kyle Hixson ordered Paschel to serve eighteen years in prison without the possibility of parole,» the press release states.Paschel's prior convictions — which include possession with intent to sell a controlled substance and two federal drug trafficking charges — was factored in to his sentencing.«At a sentencing hearing today, prosecutors successfully argued that Paschel is a Range II Offender based on convictions out of Blount County for Possession with Intent to Sell a Schedule I Controlled Substance and Possession with Intent to Sell Schedule II Cocaine and two federal drug trafficking convictions out of the Eastern District of Texas,» the press release states. «Prosecutors also put on proof from this victim and Paschel’s ex-wife about several previous incidents of domestic violence committed by Paschel.
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