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Woodstock man sentenced for violent I-81 attack
A Woodstock man who beat an Augusta County woman earlier this year and threatened to crash her vehicle on Interstate 81 with her two children inside has been sentenced to seven years behind bars. But more prison time could be is looming for Gary E. Largent, 44. Court records show that on Jan. 19, Largent, who was intoxicated, attacked the woman at her home and attempted to knee her in the face and hit her with a closed fist. She also said he wouldn’t allow her to leave her bedroom. The woman eventually got Largent into her vehicle, along with her two teenage children, and took him back to Woodstock. During the drive on I-81, Largent grabbed the steering wheel and "tried to wreck me" by steering the vehicle toward the median at 70 mph, the woman said in a criminal complaint. Largent also threatened to kill her and her children, she said. Augusta County Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Kyle Powers, who prosecuted the case, said that the woman was punched repeatedly by Largent during the drive, resulting in bruising “up and down her right side” In Woodstock, the woman said that Largent "pinned me and was trying to prevent me
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