Ohio attempted murder case: man gets up to 44 years for ex-wife attack, arson

A violent late-night assault inside a Columbiana County home has ended with a decades-long prison sentence, after a woman survived what she described as a sustained attempt on her life involving a bat, strangulation, and fire. The case, which unfolded last summer, culminated Friday as a judge imposed a term far exceeding prosecutors’ recommendation.

COLUMBIANA, OH – Frederick L. Harroff, 66, was sentenced Friday to a minimum of 39 years in prison, with the possibility of serving up to 44 and a half years, after pleading guilty to attempted murder, a...