A Cocoa Beach man accused of sexually battering a woman and holding her against her will for hours in 2022 received a 15-year prison sentence this week, records show.
Isiah Burrows, 26, pleaded no contest on Monday to charges of sexual battery involving the use or threat of a deadly weapon or physical force, false imprisonment, and domestic battery by strangulation, according to documents filed with the 18th Judicial Circuit Court.
Three other charges against Burrows were dropped, those being attempted first-degree murder, a second count of sexual battery, and criminal mischief, the documents state.
Cocoa Beach detectives said Burrows and the victim were arguing over social media posts in his apartment when things escalated to the point that he threatened several times to kill her as he bit, punched, slapped, choked, and sexually battered her.
Burrows' arrest affidavit states the victim tried to flee from the residence twice, yet she was brought back by the suspect both times. In the latter instance, the victim reportedly made it to a nearby bus stop before being picked up and carried back inside. She was able to successfully run for help after Burrows grabbed a box cutter, took it to a bathroom, and said he was going to hurt himself, according to police.
Burrows was sentenced to 15 years in the Florida Department of Corrections — with 1,566 days of credit for time served — and 10 years of supervised sex-offender probation with electronic monitoring, records show.