MS Coast man sentenced for beating, choking girlfriend in domestic violence case
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- Cory Rogers pleaded no contest to two aggravated domestic violence felonies.
- Judge Mueller imposed concurrent 20-year sentences, with 20 years to serve.
- Victim suffered severe injuries; deputies found contusions, fractures and strangulation.
A Mississippi Coast man is headed to prison for 20 years for beating up a girlfriend and choking her in an act of domestic violence in Hancock County, according to court records.
Cory Scott Rogers, 32, pleaded no contest to two felony counts of aggravated domestic violence for striking his then girlfriend in the face and choking her on April 8, 2024, in Hancock County. In exchange for the plea, prosecutors dismissed an additional felony charge of kidnapping. Rogers entered the plea in December before Circuit Judge Randi Mueller.
Mueller sentenced Rogers to 20 years in prison on each count, to run concurrently, and suspended all but 20 years to serve.
The investigation began after Hancock County Sheriff’s deputies responded to call at a mobile home and found the victim suffering multiple contusions, hemorrhages, lacerations, and broken bones, according to Assistant District Attorney Jeremy Necaise, who prosecuted the case.
The victim had been strangled as well.
“The victim was able to convince Rogers to allow her to call an ambulance, telling him that she would falsely state that she fell out of a tree,” Necaise said.
Rogers fled the scene but was captured a short time later.
During his plea hearing, Rogers first tried to deny his action, saying the victim suffered the injuries when she “fell from a window,” a release said.
After further questioning, Rogers said he “may have slapped the victim two times during the night.”
The judge questioned his version of events before imposing the sentence.
