Man sentenced for aggravated domestic battery in Boone County

BOONE COUNTY – Boone County State’s Attorney Michelle Courier announced that on March 17, Ignacio Acosta, Jr., 27, of Belvidere, was sentenced to 15 years for one count of aggravated domestic battery.
Acosta was previously convicted of aggravated domestic battery in December 2015.
On or about Sept. 18, 2015, Acosta strangled a family member in that he placed his hands on the victim’s neck and applied pressure and thereby impeded the victim’s normal breathing.
Acosta is required to serve at least 85 percent of his sentence.