A Portland man was sentenced to four years in prison Monday after trespassing in a grocery store and punching and strangling a grocery store employee, causing her to lose consciousness.
Vonnon Wentworth, 54, pleaded guilty last week to first-degree burglary in connection with the incident. Four other counts from the case, including strangulation, first-degree assault and menacing were dismissed as part of the plea agreement.
On March 21, police were called to Everyday Deals, a grocery store in Southeast Portland, after receiving reports that a man who had been trespassed from the shop refused to leave and became violent, according to the probable cause affidavit…