Milton man sentenced to 45 years
A Milton man was sentenced on Thursday to 45 years in state prison on multiple charges.
Micheal Kenneth Motes, 39, pled guilty to burglary of a dwelling with battery, sexual battery, aggravated assault, aggravated stalking, felony battery, and violation of an injunction back on Aug. 22 of last year.
June 9, 2010, Motes was arrested by the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office after breaking into the home of his estranged wife and sexually assaulted her.
According to State Attorney Bill Eddins, Motes admitted to investigators he went to his estranged wife’s home, but did so to say goodbye because he was contemplating suicide.
Motes claimed they had consensual sex, however he sent a text message to the victim’s daughter advising that by the time she received the text message her mother would be dead.
The daughter called her mother’s cell phone and Motes grabbed the phone, but not before the victim yelled for her to call 9-1-1.
