Pregnant woman survives gunshot to head; Boyfriend sentenced

A DeKalb County man will spend decades behind bars after prosecutors say he shot his pregnant girlfriend in the head and abandoned her near a walking trail in Decatur.

The DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office announced Thursday that Donald Wooten, 27, was sentenced Wednesday to 60 years in prison after a jury convicted him of criminal attempt to commit murder, criminal attempt to commit feticide, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.

The charges stem from a March 4, 2023, shooting involving Wooten’s pregnant girlfriend, who was 25 years old at the time…

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