A man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for aggravated stalking and violating a family violence order, the Cherokee County District Attorney’s Office announced.
Christopher Mackey Kaufman, 39, was sentenced April 10 to serve 15 years in prison after entering a non-negotiated guilty plea to six counts of aggravated stalking and five counts of violation of a family violence order.
This is the fifth time over the past eight years that Kaufman has been charged and convicted in cases involving stalking and harassing the same victim.
According to the district attorney’s office, Kaufman and the victim had been in an intimate relationship and had a child together. During the relationship, the victim said Kaufman physically assaulted and threatened her, but she never called law enforcement.
In 2016, the Cherokee Sheriff’s Office became aware of Kaufman’s criminal actions. Deputies determined that Kaufman had been watching his ex-girlfriend’s home, calling her repeatedly, and sleeping in a trailer on her property. After his arrest, he continued to contact her from jail. He was then found guilty of 22 misdemeanors including stalking, criminal trespass, harassing communications, criminal attempt to commit a misdemeanor, and violation of a protective order.