The man responsible for a five-hour standoff with deputies in the Town of Sweden earlier this year is going to prison for seven years.
Curtis Howden was found guilty of attempted assault and of assault following the incident back in February. Prosecutors said Howden attacked his ex-fiancee and damaged her car with a knife and a hammer. Two good Samaritans stopped and tried to help the woman, but Howden jumped into their car and tried to run her over with it.
Howden then barricaded himself in his home until he was arrested.